Gastronomy Tour

Culinary Tour

Visit our local farm, learn about Naxian agriculture and gather your own vegetables of the season, to be used in your cooking class.
Join a local housewife in her home and learn how to prepare a typical, traditional Naxian meal with your own hands.
While your food cooks, join an entertaining and informative tour in the vicinity.
Following your tour, return to the local housewife's home to savor the delicious Naxian meal you prepared together.
Take a trip to delightful Kaloxylos Village, where you'll visit a renovated family-owned olive press factory. Watch how this "liquid gold" was once painstakingly prepared, as well as sample delectable olive oil products including baked goods.

Per person 150€

Min.2 pax

Duation 4 Hours

Start at 10:30

Visit the traditional creamery shop, Koufopoulos, or "Tirokomia Naxou" with its traditional Greek cheeses and other products. Taste a variety of Naxian cheeses.
Walking tour of the Venetian Castle in Naxos Town.
Light dinner at Old Town's Oniro Restaurant, seated on its terrace boasting panoramic sunset views of the castle and the port. You'll enjoy tasting various Mediterranean dishes.
Visit the specialty candy shop, "Naxia Sweet Home." This family-owned business produces homemade candies flavored with local sage, citron, lemon, orange, mastic, ouzo and lime chili, as well as flavors suited to young children. You can watch as some of the candy is prepared before your eyes; you'll be able to sample the fresh candies and discover your favorite flavors.
Your afternoon walk will end with a visit to a shop called "Promponas," with its large selection of typical Naxian products. You'll taste the traditional "Naxos Citron" local liqueur from their own production, called "Citron Promponas," that is made from the pure essence of citron tree leaves.
Duration : approximately 4 hours
Min. 2 pax.
Rate : 120 € per person
Start May,October at 17:00
Start June,July,August,September 18:00

Today's highlight is a visit to the family-owned Kaganis Creamery. A shepherd who continues the time-honored family tradition, Yiannis and his wife produce numerous varieties of Naxos' famous cheeses. He'll teach you how to make some of these, and not only will you participate, but you'll get to taste the fruits of your labor. Your meal will be made up of a large variety of delicious and flavorful cheeses, as well as of some delectable Naxian appetizers.
Stop at a traditional, generations' old, family-owned pottery workshop in quaint Damalas Village. Learn how artisans once crafted many of the everyday items used in the kitchens of Naxos' past. Enjoy modeling potter's clay with your bare hands, and view the shop's exposition of antique utensils.
Per person 150 €
Min. 2 pax
Duration 4 Hours
Start at 10:00