2 independent reviews for Nutritional food holiday in the Peloponnese
Reviews for Nutritional food holiday in the Peloponnese
Alice D. review 24 Oct 2025
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
I got to learn a lot about nutrition and benefits from plant-based foods such as nuts, legumes and grains. Cooking our first meal by ourselves on the last day of the holiday was exciting, we got into a real rhythm and worked well as a team. Having eaten so well for the week I am inspired to keep it up for life.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
Come with an open mind, try not to talk too much amongst yourselves during demonstrations or you will miss steps in the recipes and cooking. Write notes at the end of each day of any recipes you really enjoyed and want to recreate.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
I ate lots of local produce most of which was organic. Also, I bought products from local trades people in the markets and craft shops which were not mass produced but handmade. We also visited local cafes and restaurants.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
I loved comfort and country house feel of the accommodation which was like home from home with nice touches like piles of books to read and when it got cold in the night, we got extra duvets and blankets. I also loved our trips to the beach on days when the weather was fine, we’d pile into a couple of cars with beach chairs and blankets to relax on the beach. I got to meet people from other countries and enjoyed discussing our differences as well as things we had in common.Rose A review 9 Jun 2024
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
The week started with a walk around the market, after being given some euros to spend - it was tiring but fun and great to see fruit and veg without the usual plastic wrapping. Our first day cooking was with the wonderful Gony which was hands-on, learning delicious new vegetarian recipes and finishing with a lunch of what we had cooked including Briam, beans with spinach and lots more. Our next 2 days were with the equally wonderful Christina, for another hands-on cooking experience, learning more vegetarian/vegan recipes, including aubergine dip, Giants and more and eating together again, tasting our delicious food. We had 1 day cooking pies and other dishes that we had chosen with the wonderful Fiona. On our final day, Fiona asked us to choose and cook dishes with heart, brain, gut and cancer preventative ingredients, which was daunting but we produced some excellent dishes. We had a free day, and other free time where Fiona and Dimitris took us to the beach and we often ate out in the evening. I am not vegan or vegetarian but enjoyed this vegetarian nutritional cooking holiday and all of the dishes and enjoyed learning about food nutrition from Fiona who is very knowledgeable and had great advice. I stayed in one of the apartments in Gialova and the apartment was clean (although there was no housekeeping during the weeks stay, in case this is important to you), and air conditioned with a comfy bed. Unfortunately, the water was regularly cut off by the Greek water board/council which was inconvenient, and we also had half a day where we had no electricity. If you would like to learn about food nutrition/medicinal qualities, I would recommend this holiday.2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
See above.3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
See above.4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
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