Arrive at Thessaloniki International Airport. On arrival, meet your dedicated driver in the arrival hall and enjoy a comfortable private transfer to your centrally located hotel in Thessaloniki. Take the evening to relax and settle in.

After breakfast, meet your guide at the hotel reception to begin discovering Thessaloniki's captivating history and culinary heritage. Interact with local vendors in the bustling fish and meat market, stroll through the newly renovated Modiano Market, and walk along the vibrant seafront to the iconic White Tower. Experience city life like a local with coffee or a glass of traditional tsipouro, and sample warm koulouri while learning about the city through the ages.

Following breakfast, meet your driver and assistant to journey to the village of Lagadas in the outskirts of Thessaloniki. Experience authentic Greek rural lifestyle with a welcoming local family. Enjoy Greek coffee or hot mountain tea, regional meze, and traditional welcome drinks while meeting the farm animals. Master authentic Mediterranean recipes during a hands-on dessert workshop, preparing traditional kourampiedes, flaky patsavouropita, sweet revani, and rich semolina halva.

Check out after breakfast. Meet your guide & driver & head to Kavala, approximately 2h north of Thessaloniki. The ancient city of Philippi in the prefecture of Kavala is one of the most fascinating archaeological sites one can visit. Once conquered by Macedonian King Phillip II, Alexander the Great's father, who gave the town his name, later became one of the most important Roman cities. This is where Paul, the Disciple of Christ, came to preach Christianity and created the first European Christian church. In the baptistry of Lydia we can see the place where the first European woman, Lydia, was baptized and where adult baptisms still take place to this day. Of course, no visit to the area would be considered full without enjoying a beautiful walk around the city of Kavala, one of the most beautiful cities of northern Greece. Early afternoon, check in to your hotel.

After breakfast, meet your driver at the hotel & head to the Forest of Elatia. The legendary Cara Dere. 700,000 acres of orchard vegetation on the Greek Bulgarian border, on the golden section of the pan­ European and Mediterranean climate zone, with spruce (Picea abies) at its southern limit. On site we will embark to our Jeep 4x4 and enjoy an off-road trip. We will then enjoy our brunch at Stravorema with wine from Drama, local snacks and pies (one of the most beautiful places of the area) along with a local expert.

Enjoy a relaxed morning and breakfast at your own pace. Spend this free day soaking in the seaside atmosphere of Kavala, relaxing along sandy Aegean beaches, wandering through the Old Town's Ottoman castle, or taking a scenic day ferry to the emerald island of Thassos.

Depart Kavala after breakfast to reach the dramatic Aggitis Gorge, famous for its 100-metre vertical cliffs and prehistoric rock frescoes dating back to 2500 BC. Continue onwards to explore the stalactites and chambers of Alistrati Cave, celebrated as one of Europe's most spectacular caverns. Conclude at an acclaimed regional winery to meet the vintners, tour the cellars, and sample three signature local wines accompanied by paired appetizers before returning to Kavala by 16:00.

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel in Kavala before joining your private transfer to Thessaloniki International Airport for your return flight home, taking with you unforgettable culinary and cultural memories of northern Greece.