Oct 30, 2024
Food and History - We decided to do this tour on our last night in Kefalonia in June. Booked through AirBnB. After conquering the maze of streets of Argostoli, we met with our tour guides Anastasios and his wife Tina for the Argostoli City Food & History Tour.
We started out visiting a supermarket where we tried cheeses on a charcuterie board. We learned that you will enjoy soft cheeses even more if you drizzle honey on it! We cruised on foot through the city and tried meat pies, wine, nuts, cod pie, gelato, and confections. We learned all about historic city buildings and the stories behind them. Anastasios and Tina were energetic about their city and for the opportunity for us to try a variety of Greek (and other nationality’s) specialty food. The tour was paced just right, no one was rushed, and our group was a lot of fun. I especially liked chilling on the waterfront with my dinner.
We recommend this tour for anyone ready to get to know the background and options in the area. Bring an empty belly!
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Sep 25, 2024
Friendly informative tour lots of great products from around the capital. - Great guides, interesting information and good local food. A wide range of different products all good quality. The guides were friendly and knowledgeable gave us a good insight into local food. Would recommend this tour.
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Sep 8, 2024
Delicious Authenic Kefalonian Food and Marvelous Tour Guides - The food tour in Argostoli was truly exceptional. We savored delicious cheeses sourced from a family farm, followed by deep-fried battered cod accompanied by a delightful sauce made from mashed potatoes, garlic, and olive oil. Next, we enjoyed Kefalonian meat pies filled with rice, all wrapped in a flavorful pastry, along with Riganada—a dish featuring stale bread topped with chopped fresh tomatoes, olive oil, a splash of vinegar, and generous amounts of Greek wild dried oregano. Additionally, we participated in a wine tasting featuring four exquisite local wines, which perfectly complemented our culinary journey. To top it all off, we indulged in wonderfully refreshing gelato. Our tour guide, Tina, was delightful and shared a wealth of knowledge about the food, as well as cultural and historical insights about Argostoli. Joining her was another guide, Anastasios, who added a fun dynamic to the experience and also shared interesting information. I highly recommend this tour!
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Aug 17, 2024
Wow amazing food tour!!!! - Everything was fantastic. Tamos was extremely interesting and knowledgeable. The foods were delicious especially the meat pie. I am diabetic so just tried lots of bits and was able to take the rest for tomorrow. A fantastic tour to remember. Do not eat all day. Lots of delicious food.
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Jul 31, 2024
Lovely experience! - We really enjoyed this food tour around Argostoli, led by Tassos. We tried local dishes including different Kefalonian cheeses & honey, salt cod and garlic sauce, traditional Kefalonian meat pie, 4 types of local wine, local sweets and ice cream. Tassos knows all about the local food and history, it was a relaxed and very enjoyable evening he even brought along tomatoes and oregano from his own grandmother’s garden.
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Jul 6, 2024
Unmissable Food Adventure ! - Excellent Food Tour with Tina & Thassos.
The young couple are so interesting and friendly, very good English speakers and very well educated on the history of the area. They are an inspiration to the locals, sharing some of the food secrets with us tourists and ensuring that you visit the proper family food producers. I was never a rose fan until i went on this tour and tasted the local rose. Really lovely food. We really enjoyed the tour, they ran it even though it was just the hubby and I, now that's dedication. I would advise anyone visiting the island to do this tour, you will not be disappointed.
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Jun 25, 2024
Excellent guide, great value, amazing food and brilliant way to get to know Argostoli on foot in the evening - Never been on a food tour before. But our excellent guide introduced us to amazing food - cheese, kefalonia meat pie, fried fish and ice cream - and wine as we walked through Argostoli and found out more about the city. The tour was great value - no need for dinner before or afterwards - and provided a brilliant way to get to know Argostoli on foot in the relative cool evening. Highly recommended for early in your holiday, so you know where to go afterwards.
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Jun 19, 2024
Brilliant tour - I would highly recommend this tour! Thassos and Tina were very informative and told us all about the various (and delicious!), food and drink that was included in the tour. They also explained the local traditions and origins associated with each item and also shared lots history about Argostoli and Kefalonia. Myself and my sister have been coming to the island for 20 years and we still learned lots of things. I would strongly recommend this tour even if you've also visited many times and think you know everything that Argostoli / Kefalonia has to offer.
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Jun 7, 2023
Great tour - Great tour with Tasos. The food was traditional Kefalonion with great variety and so much of it. Tasos certainly knew his stuff and gave us some very interesting info on the history of the island. Tasos was a great guide, very friendly and polite. Would highly recommend.
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Jun 13, 2024
Great guide - Tassos was a great guide and provided a lot of Interesting information about the island and its history
We enjoyed tasting and learning about the different cheeses and pastries (fish pie and meat pie) which we may have otherwise not tasted.
The wine tasting was a little disappointing as the wine was all room temperature and we had to stand in a small shop, but we understand that once the wine producers move to a larger premises this will be improved and local snacks will be provided to go with the wine.
Towards the end of the tour we were joined by Tassos’ wife who also gave us a lot of useful information of where to visit in the island and we enjoyed a leisurely gelato with them both
just off the main square while we chatted
A very pleasant evening
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