9 Workshops & Classes in Santorini to Build a Day Around

1.Greek Cuisine Cooking Class in Santorini with Recipes and Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 969 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $145Our pick

Meet Chef Christos in Megalochori for a 3.5-hour Greek cooking class built around tzatziki, salad, tomato fritters, and pastitsio. You will share tasks in a small group, learn practical techniques, eat the finished meal, drink island wine, and receive recipes in PDF form.

“Instructor was great. Food was good and fun to make. Gave us a lot of recipes. Wine was good too!! Highly recommend!”

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2.Cooking Class with Lunch and Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 289 reviews · 3 hours · from $94Best value

Spend three hours at a private seaside venue in Kamari, cooking Greek dishes with a local chef such as Jason, then sit down to eat with Santorini wines and Vinsanto. The class is hands-on, limited to 10 people, and recipes are provided afterward.

“Worth every penny - fantastic day! Learnt lots about Greek cuisine, ate lots of delicious food, and tried lots of fab greek wines. Lovely location and was thoroughly looked after the whole day. Would recommend to anyone in Santorini !”

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3.Greek Cooking Class and Lunch with a Local Grandmother

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 208 reviews · 3 hours · from $153

Meet Areti, a 68-year-old Santorini resident and former Oia restaurant owner, for a three-hour cooking class in her private kitchen. Prepare a four-course Greek meal with fresh ingredients, enjoy wine at lunch, and take home recipes. Vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free menus can be arranged.

“Yia Yia was sensational! She invited us into her home and shared her cooking knowledge, helpful tips, and fun stories about her life. I enjoyed the entire experience and highly recommend this! The food was plentiful and delicious too.”

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4.Cooking Class in Traditional cave house in Santorini!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 179 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $133

Join chef Alexandra and host Eleanor for a three-hour, small-group cooking class in a traditional Megalochori cave house. Prepare Santorini salad, tomato fritters, fava, and garlic pasta, learn the stories behind island ingredients, then eat your meal with local Assyrtiko wine.

“Sassy, spunky, delicious! Chef was very hands on and will not let you ruin the dish if you're nervous about that! Very informative, open to questions, and you will have more food than you can possibly eat as well as practical dishes easy to replicate at home.”

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5.Santorini Family Farm Food & Wine Tour with Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 107 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $145

Join guide Anna or Anna Maria for a 4.5-hour Santorini food and wine outing. Visit Megalochori, learn about island farming, cook tomato fritters, fava, salad, eggplant, and zucchini at a family farm, then taste four local wines.

“Incredible day and amazing wine and good. Ana was fantastic at her job. I would definitely do it again.”

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6.Private Santorini Cooking Class & Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 87 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $543

Spend six hours touring Estate Argyros, Santo, and Anhydrous wineries, tasting up to eight Santorini wines, and helping prepare a Greek meal. Guides such as Angelo and Aggelos bring strong wine knowledge and humor, though the cooking is often more chef-led than hands-on.

“One of the best tours we took in Greece! Amazing tour guide who knew so much about the history of wine!”

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7.Private Cooking Class and Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 72 reviews · 6 hours

Spend six hours exploring Santorini’s basket-trained vineyards, tasting eight local wines with a guide such as Angelo or Stefanos, then cook and eat Greek specialties with a chef. Hotel pickup, lunch, water, and winery fees are included. Cruise passengers meet near the Fira cable car.

“Great tour! Guide was knowledgeable and engaging, and did a great job hitting both the basics and the more advanced techniques of wine tasting. The cooking class was informative and fun. Low stress, low pressure tour that was a lot of fun with good company. Would recommend!”

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8.Santorini Windsurfing lessons

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $144

Meet at Nemely Windsurf & SUP Center on Avis Street for a two-hour beginner-friendly lesson in English. Your VDWS-certified instructor provides the board, sail, and helmet, while small groups of up to four allow close coaching. Harry may use a radio headset to give tips on the water.

“First time trying this and the instructor is explaining the details very well with having skills of delivering the information and practically showing how to windsurf very well. I recommend trying this even if it is your first time cuz it’s gonna be easy after your first fall in the water and that’s when you get a grip of connecting everything you learned together”

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9.Cooking Class and Easy Hike

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 4 hours · from $182

Start with a gentle one-hour hike near Akrotiri, passing vineyards, old chapels, and views across both sides of Santorini. Then swim at Mesa Pigadia before cooking and eating a Greek lunch with a local chef. Guides have included Sofia, Stratos, and transport host Kosta.

“We had a wonderful guide and a wonderful cooking class! Lunch was delicious too.”

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