Greek Cooking Class in Paros: Learn from Maria

Cook appetizers, mains and desserts, then eat what you made

Maria's cooking class in Paros teaches you to prepare a complete Greek meal from scratch (appetizers, mains and desserts) using fresh local ingredients. The four-hour session takes place in the Delux hotel, and ends with lunch in the restaurant garden where you eat the dishes you prepared together, accompanied by local Parian wine. You'll leave with printed Greek recipes as a keepsake.

The experience

What separates this from watching someone cook is that you're doing it. Maria guides you through the steps of preparing dishes chosen from a seasonal menu: you might make a Parian salad or ancient Greek salad, move into starters like feta in puff pastry or tzatziki, then tackle a main course (perhaps moussaka, baked fish with lemon and oregano, or stuffed vine leaves) before finishing with a sweet like baklava or galaktomboureko. The menu rotates by season, so the dishes shift with what's available.

After four hours of cooking, you sit down in the restaurant garden by the pool with the other participants and eat everything you've made, paired with local Parian wine. This is not a lecture or a demonstration. You're handling the ingredients and the techniques yourself, with Maria's instruction throughout. At the end, you receive a printed list of recipes from the class to take home.

Arrive 30 minutes early. The class is held at the Delux hotel in Paros. If you need transport, round-trip pickup from anywhere around the island costs 50 euros per person and can be arranged at checkout.

What’s included

• Four hours of hands-on cooking instruction led by Maria in English.
• all ingredients for the complete meal.
• lunch in the restaurant garden by the pool.
• local Parian wine.
• printed Greek recipes to take home.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 11:30, 16:00 and 18:00Last departure this season: 31 Oct

Book up to15h before

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Under 18: can't be included in the booking

GroupUp to 25 · max 4 per booking

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 10 days ago

Good to know

Wheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPublic transport nearby

Operated by Polos Tours

Is this one for you?Book the private option if you're traveling as a group and want the full attention of the instruction. The shared class works just as well if you're comfortable cooking alongside other participants and want to meet people. Either way, the four-hour format means you move from raw ingredients to eating a full meal in one morning or afternoon.

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Top questions

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What kinds of dishes do you actually cook in the class?

The menu changes by season, but you'll prepare one dish from each category: a salad like the Parian or ancient Greek; a starter such as feta in puff pastry, tzatziki or taramosalata; a vegetarian main or seafood or meat dish. Options include moussaka, baked fish rolls, stuffed vine leaves, chicken fricassee or pastitsio; and a sweet like baklava or galaktomboureko. Maria selects which specific dishes based on what's fresh that day.

Do you cook alone or with other people?

The class can run as a private session for your group, or as a shared class with other participants. Both follow the same four-hour program and end with lunch together in the garden.

What's included in the price?

The four-hour instruction, all ingredients, lunch in the restaurant garden, local Parian wine, and a printed list of recipes to take home are all included. You'll need to arrive 30 minutes early.

How do you get to the Delux hotel in Paros?

Public transportation options are available nearby. If you prefer a direct pickup, round-trip transport from any point around Paros can be added at checkout for 50 euros per person.

Is the class accessible if you use a wheelchair?

Yes. The hotel, all areas and surfaces, and transportation options are wheelchair accessible.