Antiparos Experiences
Beyond the beaches, restaurants and charm of a greek summer island, Antiparos has several unique experiences for you to explore. Here are a few we like to recommend.
The Rooster Farm Lunch
The Rooster Farm is an extension of the Rooster resort and offers several experiences for island visitors. One that we can highly recommend is the Lunch with Despina event.
“Self-taught baker and food storyteller Despina Bitzaraki cooks a heartfelt lunch for 2-4 guests. Slow-baked chickpeas, hand-rolled pies, stuffed tomatoes, fresh eggs from our chicken coop sauteed with wild greens, goat’s milk crème caramel – Despina’s dishes celebrate the wholesome simplicity of her Cretan roots. Lunch with Despina is like sharing a meal with your own Greek family. Duration: 2 hours.”
Agrilia Olive Oil Tasting
The Agrilia family-owned and run organic olive grove is located in Kambos on the north-western side of the island, just steps above Livadia beach. Founded in 2000, our grove has over 2,500 trees across 10 hectares.
In the summer and during harvest (October), you can visit the estate and experience a tour of the grove and olive oil tasting. The tour entails a walk through the grove to explore the organic growing practices, a visit to the on-site olive mill and finally the olive oil tasting where you will learn to smell, taste, describe, and discover the incredible aromas and varieties of some of the finest Greek Extra Virgin Olive Oils.
Antiparos Hiking Routes
Antiparos boasts several beautiful hiking routes for all levels. A group of enthusiastic island residents put together a platform to discover and explore the various routes. You can visit Antiparos Routes to have a look for yourself.
Amongst the various routes, including a hike to visit the Cave of Antiparos which features some of Europe's oldest stalagmite (45 million years old), you will find the route of Prophet Ilias which we can highly recommend. Profitis Ilias, the highest peak of the island, is just 300m above sea level and exhibits a view of 15 islands. It is therefore considered as the "watchtower" (vigla) of Antiparos.
Please get in touch if you are interested in any of the experiences
If you are looking for more activities to add to your itinerary, we can help arrange the following: boat trips, scuba diving and snorkelling, water sports, yoga classes, therapeutic massages, greek wine tasting, clay pottery workshop and fishing trips.