Check out my upcoming April 2024 culinary adventure to Athens, Nemea-Epidavros, Ikaria & Mykonos! There are still a few places left!

ATHENS – IKARIA – MYKONOS!
12 DAYS OF FOOD, CULTURE, SAILING, WELLNESS AND FUN!


APRIL 2024

We’re broadening our horizons!

I am super excited to share with you an exclusive culinary and cultural adventure in Greece that expands on the Ikaria experience to include Athens, Nemea-Epidavros, and Mykonos.

Together with a small group of like-minded fellow travelers, not more than 15 guests, we will enjoy a magical combination of urban sophistication, exquisite antiquities, Blue Zone wellness, and cosmopolitan excitement. In other words,
the very best that Greece has to offer!

Together we will explore and experience the Greek capital in all its glory, both ancient and modern, spend a day in the wine country of Nemea, a short drive from Athens, and visit Epidavros, the exquisite ancient theater, where wellness was a part of the entire theatrical experience.

We will segue to Ikaria next, my native island, Ikaria, for an immersive experience in one of the world’s Blue Zones, where people “forget to die.” The last leg of our journey will take us to worldly Mykonos, where we’ll see both the cosmopolitan and traditional sides of this most famous Greek island. The Aegean beckons, of course, and a sail will be in order, to the ancient sanctuary of Delos, the untrammeled island of Rhenia and, finally – weather permitting -- to Tinos, quaint, strikingly beautiful and delicious!

Here is the itinerary at a glance:

ATHENS – IKARIA – MYKONOS

APRIL 14 – 26, 2024

ITINERARY AT A GLANCE:
- 4 NIGHTS IN ATHENS & ENVIRONS
- 4 NIGHTS IN IKARIA
- 3 MIGHTS IN MYKONOS
- 1 NIGHT IN ATHENS


APRIL 14
Day 1: Welcome to Athens!

Welcome & Dinner!

APRIL 15
Day 2: City Vibes and Culture Tour

For lunch, I will take you to one of my favorite spots – a hidden gem off the beaten track in the heart of the city.
In the late afternoon, we will head out for a fun cooking demo and dinner with one of the city’s most renowned chefs.

APRIL 16
Day 3: An Ancient City with a Modern Soul
Today is our Food & Culture Walk morning and it’s a tour that will stay with you forever! We will walk all over the center of Athens, visiting famous landmarks, taking a look at the fascinating layers of architecture that are part of Athens urban history, and also stopping in for tastes of everything from pastries to cheeses, olive oils and more, as we meander through the market area.

We will lunch together at another little hidden gem of a place, one of my favorites, the kind of place that’s hard to stumble upon on your own, giving you a real sense of local culture, Athens style.

After lunch you’ll have plenty of free time to rest or wander.

Dinner! A taste of Modern Athens is on the menu, downtown at a great local restaurant.

Enjoy!

APRIL 17
Day 4: Day Trip – Food, Wine & Antiquities Around Nemea

Early Breakfast.

After breakfast, we will take off for a day trip to the Peloponnese, just an hour and a half from Athens. We’ll take you to one of Greece’s most exquisite ancient theaters, Epidavros, where theater and wellness came together in the ancient world. It I one of the most perfect and perfectly preserved structures in all of Greece and to learn about how the ancients connected art (drama and comedy) to healing is fascinating. The lush greenery and surrounding coastal area and picturesque port are part of the whole Epidavros experience.

From Epidavros, we will head to Nemea and to one of my favorite wineries, for a wine tasting of some of the best Greek wines produced today. Nemea is one of the most important wine regions in Greece, home to the famed Agiogrhitiko noble red grape varietal. This region has Protected Designation of Origin statues, and although we will have sipped plenty of great wine before arriving here, this will be your first real dip into the illustrious and unique world of Greek wines.

From the winery, we will head to lunch in the first capital city of Greece, gorgeous Nafplion. You’ll be enchanted by Nafplion’s narrow winding streets, ancient walls, medieval castles, monuments, fountains and wonderful location right on the water. You’ll be able to take an optional food and culture tour of the city as well, before we return to Athens in the later part of the day. Dinner is on your own this evening.

APRIL 18
Days 5 - Departure for Ikaria

APRIL 19
Day 6 – All About Ikarian Longevity

APRIL 20
Day 7 – Goats & Cheese, Curds & Whey

APRIL 21
Day 8 – Honey Time on Ikaria

APRIL 22
Day 9: Ikarian Hot Springs…then MYKONOS!

APRIL 23
Day 10: A Day on a Private Yacht…Sailing to Delos, the Sacred Island, Rhenia and, weather permitting, Tinos.

APRIL 24
Day 11: Discover the Secrets of Seductive, Traditional Mykonos

APRIL 25
Day 12: Free morning in Mykonos. Afternoon Travel to Back Athens

Farewell lunch TBD.

Day 13 – Depart for Home

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