Factory or dairy visit · Apollonia, Sifnos
Anthi's Farm, Sifnos
Anthi's Farm, a few minutes from Apollonia on Sifnos, runs a 3-hour goat milking and cheese making evening for €90 a person, including a traditional dinner. You feed and milk the goats, then learn how fresh milk becomes manoura, the island's cheese. It runs from 1 May to 10 October, starting at 18:00 or 19:00 depending on the season. Book online or on +30 6972252995; pickup from the Apollonia public car park is free.
- Milking and cheese making
- 3 hours, €90 with dinner
- Season
- 1 May to 10 October
- Starts
- 18:00 or 19:00
- Booking
- +30 6972252995
The Experiences
- Goat Milking and Cheese Making: 3 hours, €90. Feed the goats and other animals, learn to milk, then make manoura from the fresh milk, followed by a full traditional dinner. 1 May to 10 October.
- Goat Milking: 2.5 hours, €70, the same evening without the cheese lesson. 1 May to 10 October.
- Farm Breakfast and Visit: 08:00 to 10:00, €30, by appointment. Eggs fried with cheese or as an omelette, bread and butter, Sifnos honey or homemade marmalade, cake, orange juice and fresh goat's milk, with manoura and mizithra on the table. 1 May to 10 October.
- Farm Dinner and Visit: from 20:00, €50, by appointment, mostly vegetarian and changing daily, with a glass of wine or beer. 1 May to 31 October.
Prices include VAT. Meat, vegan and gluten-free dishes can be arranged with notice.
The Cheese
Manoura is the cheese of Sifnos, made from the milk of island goats and sheep. The farm also makes mizithra and xinomyzithra, a sour fresh cheese, which turn up at breakfast and dinner.
Booking and Getting There
Book with the form on the farm's website, or by phone, WhatsApp or Viber on +30 6972252995; last-minute bookings are by phone only. Anthi picks guests up for free from the public car park in Apollonia, when there is space. Transfers from Artemonas or Kamares cost €15 each way and from elsewhere on Sifnos €20. If you have a car, you can drive straight to the farm.
Good to Know
People with long nails are not allowed to milk, as they can hurt the goats by accident. Wear clothes and shoes that can handle a farmyard.
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Questions People Ask
Can you make cheese on Sifnos?
Yes. Anthi's Farm near Apollonia runs a 3-hour goat milking and manoura making evening with dinner for €90, from 1 May to 10 October.
What is manoura?
The traditional cheese of Sifnos, made from goat's and sheep's milk.
Does Anthi's Farm pick you up?
Yes, free from the public car park in Apollonia when there is space. From Artemonas or Kamares it costs €15 one way.
Official site: anthisifnos.gr/en/. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese factory tours.