Athena – family get-together, cooking and chatting
Athena is based in lovely Panorama of Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece. She offers a warm family hospitality experience within her welcoming family, in her own house, including a lot of traditional cooking, and long experience-exchanging conversations
WHAT you will LEARN:
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Cooking traditional Constaninople & Macedonian recipes
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Appreciating a variety of local wines, retsina & tsipouro
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Charities & humanitarian activities
Panorama Thessaloniki - Where the Experience will take place
What Wikipedia says
Panorama is an affluent suburb and a former municipality in the Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece.
Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylaia-Chortiatis, of which it is the seat and a municipal unitP. anorama has a population of 20,000 and is located at the foot of Mount Chortiatis.
The Thessaloniki Beltway is located to the west.
In Panorama there are some of the most expensive and luxurious properties in northern Greece. Best known are the areas of N751 and Villa Ritz.
Panorama is connected to the villages of Chortiatis and Asvestochori in the north and with the districts of Pylaia and Charilaou in the south.
Athena Kontou is your Hostess for the whole experience
Athena is a cooking enthusiast, with huge knowledge on traditional recipes and delis, especially those originating from Constaninople. She is professionally involved in events organization. She also loves taking care of her guests.
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Place of ORIGIN: Macedonia
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LIVES in: Thessaloniki
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SPEAKS: English
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LOVES: cooking, volunteering, taking care of guests
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Has TRAVELLED to: many European countries
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Personal TRAITS: commitment to presenting the fruits of her efforts in the best possible manner
Here's how we'll spend the day and what we'll do together
This Experience is offered in TWO versions:
The visitors will take active part in the preparation and consumption of traditional home dishes & delis, which originate from Macedonia & Constantinople. Food will be coupled with delicious greek wines, retsina and tsipouro. All these, within warm family surroundings and discussions.
Athena is hugely involved in voluntary work with local charities for the poor and homeless. Visitors will have the rare chance to take part in humanitarian activities, for the benefit of those in need.
WHAT you will LEARN:
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Cooking traditional Constaninople & Macedonian recipes
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Appreciating a variety of local wines, retsina & tsipouro
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Charities & humanitarian activities
The visitors will sample traditional home-made snacks & beverages. All these, within warm family surroundings and discussions.
Athena is hugely involved in voluntary work with local charities for the poor and homeless. Visitors will have the chance to briefly take part in humanitarian activities, for the benefit of those in need.
Here are the details for Booking this Greek experience
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Place: Panorama district, Thessaloniki
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Meeting Point: Aristotelous square, Thessaloniki
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Standard Pack - Duration: 2 hours
Timetable: 11.00-13.00 or 17.00-19.00
Price: 60 euros per person
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Deluxe Pack - Duration: 4 hours
Timetable: 11.00-15.00 or 17.00-21.00
Price: 120 euros per person
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Availability: Throughout the year
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Group size: 6 persons max
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What’s SPECIAL about this experience: discover the inside story of real day-to-day life in a greek family
