Truffle and mushroom hunting in Grevena

The Salonica View team organizes a mushroom and truffle hunt in Grevena. Come and live a unique experience together in the city of mushrooms!

In a few words:

Grevena welcomes us and welcomes us with a sign at the entrance of the town that says "Welcome to Grevena, the city of mushrooms". A visit to this city should be accompanied by a mushroom and/or truffle hunt and a visit to the wild mushroom and truffle collection and processing workshop. The interest in native mushrooms may have increased in recent years, but for the inhabitants of Grevena, the delicious fungus is a very old part of their tradition and local culture, having even played a vital role in the survival of the population during the years of the Occupation.

We will depart by bus from Thessaloniki and arrive after about two hours at the Mushroom Products workshop in Grevena. Then we will split into two groups. Group A will follow a route through the forest to hunt for mushrooms (a prerequisite for finding mushrooms is the weather, that it has rained a few days before). At the same time, Group B will go out hunting for truffles, since now is the season to collect them, in the company of specially trained dogs.

Then both groups will meet in the laboratory and we will be guided around the premises. We will then watch a presentation about the many different types of edible mushrooms and the different types of truffles found in the area. We will solve questions, and learn which types of mushrooms are edible and which are not, as well as the characteristics to recognize them. Of course, we will also talk about truffles, which types exist, why they are so expensive, and much more.

At the end of our briefing, a meal will follow in the specially designed outdoor area of ​​the workshop where we will watch the cooking of the meal that we will enjoy afterwards. The menu will include mushroom barley, with six rare species of wild mushrooms and/or truffles, individual salad (tomato or cabbage), dessert, and mushroom liqueur.

Participation fee: 50 euros/person for mushroom hunting in the forest (includes food, tour, presentation, transportation) and 60 euros/person for truffle hunting with specially trained dogs (includes food, tour, presentation, transportation)

The price includes:

1. Escort and organization
2. Experienced escorts
3. First aid box
4. VHF Wireless
5. VAT
6. Mushroom and truffle hunting in the forest
7. Food (mushroom barley, with six rare species of wild mushrooms and/or truffles, individual salad (tomato or cabbage), dessert, and mushroom liqueur).
8. Tour and presentation in the workshop

CAUTION!!! Payment of the full amount is made to the bank accounts below within 4 days of your booking. Otherwise, the booking is canceled.

Piraeus Bank IBAN GR41 0172 2220 0052 2209 3179 693 (Beneficiary: ANDREAS TSAGARIS)

National Bank of Greece IBAN of GR2701102230000022300527524 (Beneficiary: TSAGARIS ANDREAS)

*** In case the payment is made by a bank other than the above, the customer must pay the additional cost.

You must have with you:

1. Sports shoes

2. Leggings, bermuda shorts, light long pants

3. Change of clothes

4. Small backpack for your personal belongings

5. Water, snacks

6. Hand sanitizer

Note 1. When you click to book, state in the message where you will take the bus from. The options are Voulgari (Everest), Aristotelous (Statue of Venizelos) or One Salonica. E.g. Statue of Venizelos Also state in which group you want to participate. Group A, mandarin hunting, and Group B, truffle hunting

Note 2. In case of cancellation of the event due to bad weather conditions, the excursion is moved to another date. Participants who are unable to participate on that date will be refunded. However, if again the weather conditions do not allow the event to take place, the event is permanently canceled and everyone is refunded. In case of cancellation by the participants, 7 days or less before the date of the event, the money is not returned.

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Note 4. For the best functioning of the event and for safety reasons, participants must comply with the instructions of the attendants.

Note 5. The program may be modified depending on the weather conditions of those days.