Greece

Katakolo Buggy Tour

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A turquoise beach buggy parked on the coast road above the sea, the open car used on a Katakolo buggy tour.

A Katakolo buggy tour is a self-drive ride in an open beach buggy from Katakolo. The village is a small cruise port in the western Peloponnese. Drivers follow coast roads to beaches and old villages. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours, the route, … Read more

Kalamata Cooking Class

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A family at a table of Greek dishes under olive trees at the end of a Kalamata cooking class.

A Kalamata cooking class is a hands-on lesson in Greek home cooking near Kalamata. The city is the capital of Messinia in the Peloponnese. Guests cook with a local host and then share the meal. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the hosts, the Mama … Read more

Nafplio Hop On Hop Off

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The red roofs of the old town of Nafplio and the Bourtzi castle in the bay, the town a Nafplio hop on hop off bus tours.

The Nafplio hop on hop off tour is an open-top sightseeing bus around Nafplio. The town is a historic port in the Peloponnese. Riders get off at a stop, explore, and catch a later bus. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the tours, the route, … Read more

Halkidiki Snorkeling

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Turquoise water between smooth granite rocks at Kavourotrypes in Sithonia, one of the top Halkidiki snorkeling spots.

Halkidiki snorkeling means swimming face down at the surface of the clear sea around Halkidiki. Swimmers use a mask, a breathing tube and fins. Halkidiki is a peninsula in northern Greece with three long arms of land. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the spots, … Read more

Museum of Illusions Thessaloniki

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A visitor inside an Ames room, a tilted room that makes people look giant or tiny, the kind of exhibit seen at the Museum of Illusions Thessaloniki.

The Museum of Illusions Thessaloniki is a hands-on museum of optical tricks in Thessaloniki, the main city of northern Greece. Visitors walk through rooms that fool the eye and take photos inside them. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover where it is, the exhibits, how … Read more

Skiathos Cooking Class

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A Greek village salad of tomato, cucumber, peppers, onion, olives and a slab of feta, a classic dish taught in a Skiathos cooking class.

A Skiathos cooking class is a hands-on lesson in Greek home cooking on Skiathos. The island is a green holiday island in the Sporades, in the northern Aegean. Guests cook classic dishes with a local host and then share the meal. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections … Read more

Zakynthos Cooking Class

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A slice of pastitsio, baked pasta with minced meat under a creamy golden top, a Greek oven dish taught in a Zakynthos cooking class.

A Zakynthos cooking class is a hands-on lesson in the home cooking of Zakynthos. The island sits in the Ionian Sea and is also called Zante. A local host teaches island dishes, and the group eats the meal at the end. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections … Read more

Lefkada Cooking Class

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A golden spanakopita, a Greek spinach pie wrapped in phyllo pastry, the kind of pie baked in a Lefkada cooking class.

A Lefkada cooking class is a hands-on lesson at a working farm near Nydri, on the Greek island of Lefkada. Guests cook Greek dishes, roll phyllo pastry and taste olive oil. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the hosts, the dishes, the phyllo pie class … Read more