A healthy Cretan fiesta
A 7-day alternative holiday program offering pleasant and simple lessons on Cretan nutritional and "Haute cuisine"
Cretan cuisine is well known all over the world as one of the healthiest and "lightest" in the world due to the fact that all meals - in our case, prepared with solely biological ingredients" - are cooked with olive oil The courses offered are taking place in the Rodialos Mansion".
 
The 7 - days program is structured as "follows"
 
1st day
Welcome reception.
Lunch or dinner offered.
Information about the course and the area. 		2nd day
The Cretan nutritional habits through the years: the past, the present.
Preparation and cooking of the lunch.
Lunch offered.
Coffee served.
"Tavli" (greek game), fortune-telling, relaxing massage offered.
 
 
3rd day
Flora and Fauna of Crete.
The seasonal production of food.
Preparation and cooking of the lunch.
Lunch offered.
Coffee served.
"Tavli" (greek game), fortune-telling, relaxing massage offered. 		4th day
Herbs and spices of Crete.
Preparation and cooking of the lunch.
Lunch offered.
Coffee served.
"Tavli" (greek game), fortune-telling, relaxing massage offered.
 
 
5th day
Biological products and their nutritional value.
Preparation and cooking of the lunch.
Lunch offered.
Coffee served.
"Tavli" (greek game), fortune-telling, relaxing massage offered. 		6th day
"Rodialos Dinner": an all-inclusive haute cuisine meal with traditional Cretan recipes.
Fiesta (music, dance, performances, surprises, etc.)
7th day
You cook, we suggest!
 
Preparation includes shopping in the local market, collection of products in the field, fishing or diving, visit to raki-distillery or an olive-oil field or a sheep-farm, collection of herbs All the above activities depend on the season and participants can make their choice.
Furthermore, Preparation and Cooking can include food preservation and special mini courses on preparing bread, pasta, traditional sweets, etc. (charged additionally.)
Cooking is taught by the group of Rodialos cooks There will be visits ("guest stars") by local women and men, chefs and wine-tasters for special events and cooking sessions.
The course starts at 10:00 and lasts till 17:00 o'clock. Afterwards, the participants can make their own plans or can join us for further adventures... ( visiting a mountain village, a dancing bar, a musical night, etc ).
The meals offered during the course include meat, fish, pasta, vegetables, fruit, sweets, refreshments and spirits.
If guests want to extend their stay, they can do so at the regular season rate and when they leave they can take our recepies with them
We also organize groups for yoga,sailing,mountain bike,excursions,walking,tai chi,and other allternative activities that combine vacations with a natural,healthy way of life.