Tour 2 – Two Days
Enjoy tasting and cooking traditional Gjirokastra food
Day 1
Starting time 09.00
The city of Stone – Introduction to the great the history and heritage of Gjirokastra
Visit the Castle and the Gjirokastra Museum
Ancient handicrafts and artisan traditions of Gjirokastra
Meet artisans and handmade souvenir producers
Shop for personalized souvenirs in the Medieval Bazaar
Lunch in open air with a family
Traditional kitchen furniture and equipment
Visit Ethnographic Museum
How was life in the past – food storage and preparing food for winter
Visit the Ottoman-style tower house of Zekate and meet the family
The challenge of revitalization of traditional houses in effort to save the City of Stone
Visiting the Babameto House
Evening of entertainment and traditional dinner at the 19th century Babameto House
Tasting Gjirokastra exclusive dishes: qifqi and hoshaf
Cooking class
Dancing and singing traditional music together
Day 2
Starting time 08.00
A kitchen based on natural fresh products from countryside
Early morning shopping of fresh vegetables and fruits just harvested
In the open air market
Visiting a family and preparing soft cheese in home condition
Tradition of preparing food for winter
An extraordinary variety of the traditional costumes
Meet a senior artisan who works on costumes
Lunch from a traditional wood stove
Sipping traditional “coffee of stone” (ground in stone)
Learn three local recipes prepared for you
Take the written recipes home with you
Isolation and Paranoia under Communism
Visit to the Cold War Tunnel under the Castle
Visit the Armament’s Museum
Meet with two locals who tell their different stories about their lives under Communism
Introduction to the local drinks – the Gjirokastra afternoon tea with a family
Drink “Mountain tea”, Coofe of Stone (ground in stone) and dhalle (savory yougurt-based beverage)
Dinner made exclusive from a family’s garden in Karjan Village
Visit the Krisafi family’s garden
Choose your fresh vegetables for dinner in the family garden produce, fresh cheese and butter
Taste homemade raki (strong alcoholic distillation of grapes)
… and more
No of people: 5-12
Activity: 9 hours
Accommodation: Babameto House or similar. Traditional breakfast included
Price per pax 130 Eur
