CRETE · COOKING CLASSES
The classes worth booking.
The 14 crete cooking classes travellers love most, gathered in one place. What you cook, where the kitchen is, whether the market walk is included, how many hours at the stove, and what a seat at the counter costs.
Chania White Mountains cooking class with herb garden walk, ntakos & tzatziki, Cretan cheese and wine, plus jar dessert dinner.
Most Popular“The best excursion I have ever done. The guide was amazing and the family’s farm was absolutely beautiful. Such a perfect time!”
Cook a true Cretan meal near Chania with a local family, from lamb kleftiko to kalitsounia, plus wine and a full sit-down feast.
“We absolutely loved our cooking experience with Veerna and her family! Our children, 16 and 19, also had a great time. Veerna was warm, engaging, funny and we felt like old friends by the time we left! We loved meeting other families too, and all 20 of us seemed to have had a great time.…”
Cook a full Cretan meal with Mama Stella on an olive farm, then taste premium olive oil and take recipes home by email.
“If ever you wanted to try traditional to cook Cretian dishes this is the place to go. Marianna and her mother Stella are phenomenal. We also got to meet some of the other members of the family. Grandma was so sweet. As for the dishes that Mariana and her mother taught us to prepare consisted…”
Hands-on Cretan cooking at a working olive farm: make a 3-course meal, taste extra virgin olive oil, and eat with local wine.
“I wholeheartedly recommend this experience! Marianna and her family are very friendly, nice and laughing, they showed step by step how to make delicious Cretan food which we made practically from start to finish ourselves. The farm and building are beautifully decorated and at the end we learned a lot about the indigenous people of…”
Step into Arolithos for a mini village museum tour, then cook Cretan classics hands-on and eat them on a panoramic terrace.
“Evi, our guide and instructor was great. And we ended up with so much food to eat!!”
A 4-hour hands-on Cretan cooking class in Krousonas with goat and sheep farm time, orchard harvesting, and a meal on the veranda.
“AMAZING. The family was very welcoming and we had an amazing experience. It was very nice to learn and make our own Cretan food. The food was SO delicious.”
Hands-on Cretan cooking class in Ano Archanes with market shopping, small-group recipes like dakos, gemista, tzatziki, plus lunch.
“We had a lot of fun learning how to cook delicious Greek food! Excellent experience, would definitely recommend!”
A small-group cooking day on an organic Cretan farm in Stylos Village, with goat milking, cheese making, and a homemade lunch with wine and raki.
“Very good is not enough, it was real and fantastic! We felt really like part of the family. We started cooking the delicious food with Sofia and Nikos showed us around the village. The family does everything! From beekeeping, wine, raki, the farm, the vegetables, the cheeses and the incredible olive oil (you'll be surprised…”
Private Cretan cooking lesson in Arolithos near Heraklion: tour the village museum, cook traditional dishes, and eat lunch with wine.
“This was a great experience for my family and friends while we were visiting Crete and would highly recommend!”
Hands-on Cretan cooking in Ozlem’s Roustika home: choose your dishes, learn grandmother tips, then share a homemade meal. 3 hours, English.
“Warm and engaging, cooking and lunch with Ozlem is not to be missed!! I booked this class for my last day on the island of Crete, and requested dishes centered around fish and seafood and Ozlem created a fabulous menu including Seabream cooked in salt, squid with Cretan greens, and shrimp-stuffed calamari. Everything was incredibly…”
A 5-hour Crete farm-to-table cooking class in Rethymno: sheep-milk cheese, Cretan meal from herbs and veg, plus wine and raki.
“Amazing trip to the mountains. Authentic experience - a side to Crete we did not expect to see and experience in such a wonderfully informative and interactive way. Our host/guide and their family took exceptional care of us throughout, knowledgable and informative. Proper farm to table experience. From picking vegetables and herbs to the cooking…”
Cook Cretan classics at Mary’s seaside villa in Crete with dinner and wine. A private 3-hour lesson, sea views, and optional sunset.
“Magnifique rencontre et un moment de partage et gustatif exceptionnel. A reproduite sans hésitation.”
Cook Cretan favorites at a small farmhouse, learn about herbs and olive oil, then eat together with local wine, bread, and Greek music.
“I loved Cevi and her mother and father!”
Private Land Rover safari to Psiloritis with Zeus’s Cave, Anogia coffee, and a hands-on cheese-making class, plus lunch and mountain views.
“Very informative and interesting! Experienced a lot of different things. Enjoyed getting out into the mountains and visiting some of the more traditional villages. Learning some history and local traditions. Also enjoyed Zeus’s cave. The cooking experience was a lot of fun and very delicious. Overall, a really memorable day. Recommend this experience!”