Truffle hunting
Let nature guide you!
When: All year round-Summer & Winter truffle
Where: Peloponnese (Nafplio, Epidaurus, Mycenae, Meteora, Hermione, Nemea, Arcadia)
Minimum number of participants: 2
Max number of participants:15 or more, upon request
Brief description
Areas:
Mycenae (combined with Creamery), Epidaurus, Nemea (combined with Wine tasting), mountain villages (Near restaurants and then cooking at the restaurant), Porto Heli (Cooking pasta with truffles in nature on the spot or in a nearby farm)
Typical Program
A 20-year experienced mushroom hunter specialized in truffles with his well-trained dog and together with you, will walk & discover truffles in the nearby oak forest trees.
Depending on the location, the weather, and the size of the group, our cook or traditional housewife will prepare for you, right on the spot, or at a nearby farm or winery, a traditional Greek pasta dish with the very truffles you’ve just discovered!
Accompanied by a good wine, you will experience truly unique, authentic flavors in nature, getting to know all the secrets from the hunter and the chef, at the same time! Don’t miss this incredible Truffle hunting experience!
Enjoy this unique experience with our Grecopaths Team experts!
Duration: Around 4h
Included: Truffle hunting with a hunter and his dog in nature (around 1.5h) and then cooking with your findings! (Greek Pasta with truffles; well-selected wines, olive oil, and cheeses will accompany this meal.)
What are you waiting for?! An authentic experience that you will never forget is here for you!
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Important Information
The most common truffles include:
- The most common truffles include:
- Tuber Aestivum vitt. / Scorsone (black summer truffle)
- Tuber aestivum f. uncinatum (black autumn truffle)
- Tuber uncinatum (black autumn truffle)
- Tuber Magnatum (precious white autumn truffle)
- Tuber Melanosporum (precious black winter truffle)
- Tuber Brumale (black winter truffle)
- Tuber Borchii (white spring truffle)
** Prices may be changed depending on season & number of persons
Did truffles come from Zeus?
An ancient Greek philosopher believed that truffles came about through a complicated combination of natural and spiritual processes.
You will hear more about the truffles in ancient Greece, while drinking your wine and tasting fresh truffles with handmade fresh Greek pasta as well!
