Gastronomy tour and wine tasting in traditional villages

Savor authentic Cretan dishes and exquisite wines in Apokoronas’ hidden villages. Experience history, nature, and culinary delights away from tourist traps.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Armeni - Experience a visit to a traditional coffeehouse nestled among beautiful trees and streams, where you can savor Greek coffee prepared the traditional way—slow-cooked in hot sand for an enhanced flavor.

  • Fres - Delight in traditional sheep milk ice cream unique to Chania. Savor the rare flavor of carob, found nowhere else in the world. Sample the Cretan cheese “graviera,” used in the traditional dish “saganaki.” The cheese shop owner may offer you the strong traditional Cretan drink “raki” to try.

  • Apokoronas - Explore an ancient church, over 500 years old, with a rich history and stunning interior and exterior. The church features a beautiful garden with a variety of flowers, trees, and herbs, including apricot, fig, banana, carob, walnut, and quince trees.

  • Vrisses - Discover a picturesque village with a river running through it.

  • Georgioupolis - Visit a modern olive oil mill where Antonis, the producer and a friend, will guide you through the olive oil-making process. You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions, taste virgin olive oil and olives, and purchase souvenirs or traditional products like oil, olives, and handmade cooking pots from the beautiful exhibition.

  • Lake Kournas - Enjoy your first meal at the stunning Lake Kournas, with a unique view of the sea, lake, and mountains. Taste traditional Cretan dishes such as “tsigariasto arni” (lamb cooked with oil and wine), “anitchristo arni” (lamb slow-cooked over fire), “ntolmadakia” (grape leaves stuffed with rice), “kolokithoanthous” (zucchini flowers stuffed with rice), “imam baildi” (eggplant cooked with garlic, onion, fresh tomato sauce, cream cheese, and olive oil), and various other dishes. You’ll also have the chance to sample four local wines.

  • Apokoronas - For your second meal, enjoy completely different dishes, such as chicken cooked with grape juice, pork with tomato sauce and peppers, smoked pork with oregano and sage, mushrooms marinated in beer, and various other dishes.

What's Included
  • Guided tour of old church with ancient olive oil mill
  • Guided tour of Olive oil factory
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Snacks
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Pick up and drop off from your designated spot
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Age restriction is 18 years old and above
What's Not Included
  • extra appetite! make sure you are hungry!
Additional Information

This experience offers the visitors the opportunity to eat traditional Cretan dishes made from pure ingredients and very old traditional recipes passed down from generations at villages outside the city avoiding tourist traps. Discover the most authentic and fresh Cretan food at the small and hidden villages of Apokoronas. You will have the chance to try the fruit coming straight from the trees that surround this area. The municipality of Apokoronas is at the foothills of the White Mountains. Apart from the beautiful scenery there is also a lot of history at this old province.

  • The remaining hours are allotted for the travel time.
  • Age restriction is 18 years old and above for alcoholic beverages.
  • There are vegetarian, vegan and gluten free food options.
Location
Splantzia Square
Rousou Vourdoumpa
It is located on the Daskalogiannis street and has one church in front of the square and another one at the end of it .
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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