…Delphi, Dodoni, Dion.

Living Ruins … Cultural impact!

 

Day 1: Athens – Arachova

• Arrival at Athens International Airport
• Meeting with guide and departure with private coach for Delphi
• Stop at Arachova for a tour of formaela cheese maker
• Culinary lessons preparing local dishes for dinner and walk in the village
• Dinner with local food
• Overnight in Arachova

 

 

 

 

Day 2: Delphi

• Visit to Delphi archaeological site and museum
• Lunch at traditional restaurant with kontosouvli (local meat plate) and local vegetable appetizers
• Visit to local honey maker for tour and tasting
• Visit a bottarga factory for tasting
• Welcome home made liqueur at traditional lodge on the Naupaktia mountains
• Dinner preparation followed by short walk in the village
• Lecture and discussion on Greek botany and products of the area.

 

Day 3: Ioannina – Peta Village

• Breakfast preparation and consumption
• Departure to Ioannina
• Visit at Agricultural Poultry Cooperative, tour from manager
• Visit at Peta village to meet the Women’s Agricultural Cooperation and the folklore museum
• Visit to Dodoni archaeological site and theatre
• Arrival at Ioannina hotel for learning how to make trahana followed by dinner.

Day 4: Ioannina – Lake Pamvotis – Metsovo

• Breakfast and learning how to prepare traditional marmalade and syrup sweets
• Visit Ioannina lake and the monasteries on the lake’s island
• Lunch by the lake Pamvotis with eel and frog legs and other local delicacies
• Visit to the old town of Ioannina and departure for Metsovo to visit the factory of Metsovone cheese
• Check in local hotel
• Culinary lessons and wine tasting
• Visit the Averoff painting collection and lecture on wine production procedures followed by dinner

 

 

Day 5: Grevena – Veria

• Traditional breakfast and departure for Grevena
• Coffee stop at local kafeneio and tasting of traditional sweets
• Visit Kozani botanic co-operative for tasting and a lecture on greek botany and its medicinal uses
• Arrival in Veria , welcome drink with tsipouro and local cheeses
• Culinary Lessons followed by dinner in winery estate.

 

 

Day 6: Dion – Athens

• Breakfast based on grape pulp products
• Departure for Dion for the archaeological site and museum and to see the hydraulis (2nd century) grand-father of the church organ
• Arrival in Athens and dinner in the old meat market with rebetiko music
• Overnight in Athens hotel.

 

 

 

 

Day 7: Athens

• Greek home made breakfast
• Guided tour of  the Acropolis and the city
• Transfer to airport for departure

Each participant will receive:

• A greengreecegift
• A certificate of participation