Katerini Events | Enjoy The 3rd Culinary Festival of the Mountain & Forest in Katerini municipality, Pieria Region.

The Culinary Festival of the Mountain & Forest in Katerini municipality will once more become a celebration of the senses with this gastronomic-cultural festival, which celebrates its third anniversary in 2023 on July 15th and 16th.

This Year, The 3rd Culinary Festival of the Mountain & Forest in Katerini municipality enables unique gastronomic and cultural experiences related to tasting tests of some local producer’s harvest, walking, wooden crafts, traditional Greek dances, and exploring the charm of the Pierian mountains like The Path of Muses.

So, if you have a passion for the best in Greek food and drinks, we can assure you that you have made the right choice by attending The 3rd Culinary Festival of the Mountain & Forest in Katerini municipality, Pieria.

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Here is a look at what exactly The 3rd Culinary Festival of the Mountain & Forest in Katerini municipality has in store for you.

The Program of The 3rd Culinary Festival of the Mountain & Forest in Katerini municipality, Pieria region.

Saturday, July 15, 2023

17:00 – 22:00 EXHIBITION OF LOCAL PRODUCERS
Local producers of the Municipality of Katerini present their harvest this year. Visitors to the exhibition will try taste tests and collectible products while getting to know the people behind the deliciousness of Katerin’s products.
Location: Kato Milia (center)

Parallel events on Saturday 15/07

In Ano Milia
10:00 – 13:00 Walk on the paths of Ano Milia with EOS Katerinis
The experienced guides of EOS Katerinis offer us three proposals for walking routes that start from Ano Milia, “walk” the village, and lead us through the forest full of history, myths, legends, and traditions. Starting point: center of Ano Milia.

1st option: “PATH OF MUSES – PATH OF WISHES – PATH OF LOVE – OVENS”
Degree of Difficulty: 1 (scale 1 – 5) – Route Length: 5km

2nd option: ” MUSE TRAIL -BEECH TRAIL ”
Degree of Difficulty: 1 + (scale 1 – 5) – Route Length: 3.5km

3rd option: ” MUSE TRAIL – SAWS ”
Degree of Difficulty: 1 + (scale 1 – 5) – Route Length: 7km

11:00 – 14:00 Picnic and games “as in the old days”
Roasts, langites, treats, and games “like in the old days” for young and old in the beautiful square of Ano Milia. Grab your picnic tablecloth and all your good spirits to have fun with traditional games that teach children and bring memories to adults. With us will be the Center for Research and Construction of Ancient Greek and Traditional Games as well as the Department of Sports Development of D. Katerinis.
Location: Ano Milias Square

11:30 – 13:00 Woodcrafts of the forest
Young and old we give life to small pieces of wood. We paint in the shadow of the open lending library of the Beautification-Cultural Association of Ano Milia and compose a wonderful colorful collage taken from nature. Implementation: Areti Dziachristou, a special kindergarten teacher.
Location: Ano Milias Square

14:30 – 15:30 Guided tour of the Mastodon Exhibition
An extremely interesting guided tour is offered by the “MASTODONTAS-NEOKAISAREIA” Group of Nature and Man in the exhibition area, where one can see and learn about the unique finds of Greece in Neokaisareia Pieria, 9,000,000-year-old proboscidean fossils. Location: Neokaesaria

Parallel events on Saturday 15/07

In Kato Milia
17:30 – 18:30 Master Chef Junior
Our little cooks take the spoons and cook with local products for one more year. They learn the local recipes and have fun!
Location: Open exhibition area.

18:30 – 20:30 Cooking demonstrations by local chefs & local cooks
Cooks and local women present recipes from the region and compose local products for the visitors to taste through cooking.
Location of presentations: open exhibition space.

20:30 – 21:00 OPENING CEREMONY

21:00 – 23:00 “Rebetikos Peridromos” – rebetiko concert
In Pieria Ori and the center of Kato Milia, this time rebetika songs are playing with: Vangelis Petriniotis (bouzouki-singing), Thanasis Koustianis (baglama-singing), Dimitra Avrambou (violin-singing), Nikos Veletza (guitar-singing) and Thanos Noula (accordion-singing).
Editor: Thanasis Koustianis.

Sunday, July 16, 2023

10:00 – 21:00 EXHIBITION OF LOCAL PRODUCERS
Local producers of the place present their harvest this year. Visitors to the exhibition will try taste tests and collectible products while getting to know the people behind the deliciousness of Katerin’s products.
Location: Kato Milia (center)

Parallel events on Sunday 16/07

In Middle Milia (Mesaia Milia)

09:15 – 10:15 Church service
Location: Holy Church of Agios Georgios – Mesaia Milia

10:15 – 11:00 Revival of the “Tranos Chorus” custom
The ritual custom “Tranos Choros” that has withstood time is revived by the locals in the forecourt of the historic Holy Church of Agios Georgios.

This simple, proud, and majestic Greek dance keeps traditions alive. In the “middle village”, in the courtyard of the church, the Tranos Choros will be revived, which with unwritten rules defines the people who are part of the single dance group.
Location: courtyard of the Holy Church of Agios Georgios – Mesaia Milia

In Ano Milia

11:30 – 13:00 The Passage of Agios Kosmas of Etolos
Guided tour of the historical pilgrimage monuments of Ano Milia by Protopresbyter Fr. Georgios Golias. The area is an absolute Pilgrimage destination that is inextricably linked to the local history and the passage of Agios Kosmas of Aitolos through the area.
Meeting point: courtyard of the Holy Church of Agia Paraskevi

In Kato Milia

12:00 – 13:30 Master Chef Junior
Our little cooks take the spoons and cook with local products for one more year. They learn the local recipes and have fun!
Location: Open exhibition area.

13:30 – 14:30 Cooking demonstrations: Monastic cuisine
by Archimandrite Father Vasilios Nakas, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of the Assumption of the Theotokos of Petra, Olympus.
Location of presentations: open exhibition space.

14:30 – 15:30 Folklore Collection of the K. Milias Cultural Association “The Lazaios”.
The Cultural Association of Kato Milia “The Lazaios” guides the festival’s visitors to the areas of the rich folklore collection of exhibits that recount the region’s rich history.
Location: premises of the K. Milia Cultural Association “The Lazaoi”.

17:30 – 19:00 Cooking demonstrations by local chefs & local cooks
Cooks and local women present recipes from the region and compose local products for the visitors to taste through cooking.

18:00 – 19:00 Woodcrafts of the forest
Young and old we give life to small pieces of wood. We paint in the shadow of the open lending library of the Beautification-Cultural Association of Ano Milia and compose a wonderful colorful collage taken from nature. Implementation: Areti Dziachristou, a special kindergarten teacher.
Location: open exhibition space.

19:00 – 20:30 Manners, customs, and traditional dances.
In the center of Ano Milia, the women of the village are reviving the “Klidonas” custom, while the Cultural Association of Kato Milia “The Lazaoi” and the Cultural Association of Pieria Hill “the Ziaziakos” are dancing traditional dances.
Location: open exhibition space.

21:00 – 22:30 Wine tasting
A special evening of wine tasting will form your most beautiful memories of the 3rd Gastronomic Festival of the Mountain and the Forest.

Let’s meet at the visiting winery “Orea Gi” and taste excellent local wines.
Location: Winery “Orea Gi” G. Pouliakis, Kato Milia.

The Holy Metropolis of Kitrou, Katerini, and Platamonos and the Municipality of Katerini have arranged for the transportation of visitors to and from the festival.

Saturday 15/7
Departure/return point: PIERIA BUS
Departure 09:00 – Return 16:30
Sunday 16/7:
Departure/return point: METROPOLITAN MEGARO KATERINIS
Departure 08:15 – Return 16:30
** For seat reservations you can call 2351772448.