Join a tour with all of Crete's most iconic products. All the areas that you will visit are famous for their vineyards, the olive groves, and their wine production since the Minoan era. Even today they are considered the largest areas in Greece for cultivating grapes and high-quality olive oil.
Stop at a local olive mill and take a tour of the olive grove and after the olive mill where you can taste fresh olive oil. The second stop is a family-owned winery that uses organic methods for cultivating. You will get a tour around the vineyards and the winery and taste 5 wines.
The next stop is a unique distillery with an ancient wine press. Raki is the most famous Cretan spirit. Take a tour of the distillery and then enjoy a traditional lunch at a local tavern. Before finishing off the tour with a visit to a pottery studio located in a traditional village that is famous for its pottery.
*The pottery lab is not available on Sundays
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ wine & raki (adults only +18 aged)
✔ Bottled water
✔ Distillery entrance and tasting
✔ Lunch
✔ In-vehicle air conditioning
✔ Olive mill guided tour and tasting
✔ Food pairing with olive oil tasting
✔ Winery guided tour and tasting
✖ Personal expences
Pickup Locations
1. Pela
2. Anastasia Star Beach Hotel & Spa
3. Hotel Kallia
4. Lili Hotel
5. Miramare Hotel
6. MariRena Hotel
7. El Greco Hotel
8. Kassavetis Center - Hotel Studios & Apartments
9. Castello City Hotel
10. Karteros Hotel
11. Hotel Irini
12. Hersonissos Maris Hotel
13. Metropole Urban Hotel
14. Sofia Hotel
15. Arina Beach Resort
16. Hotel Ilios
17. Sweet Memory Apartments
18. Saradari Apartments
19. Tsalos Beach
20. Aquila Atlantis Hotel
Itinerary
1
Skalani
Olive mill: You will have a guided tour at an olive mill and an olive grove. Υou will see how olive oil is produced and taste olive oil paired with breakfast.
Duration: 60 minutes
2
Winery meeting
Family business
Organic cultivation
Solely Cretan grape varieties
Tour of the vineyard, where the wine is produced and tour of the wine cellar
Wine tasting of 5 wines
Relaxation under the shade, gazing at the vineyards and the olive groves
Duration: 60 minutes
3
Stironas
Tour of the surrounding area of the raki distillery
Tour of the inside area of the raki distillery
Display of the distilling methods of raki
Visit to the cellar, followed by wine & raki tasting
Lunch at the traditional raki distillery
Duration: 2 hours
4
Thrapsano
Pottery lab (optional stop, Sundays not available)
Located in a traditional village which is famous for its pottery
Pottery is an artform & tradition that dates back to the Minoan era
Display of pottery making
Chance to try pottery making yourselves
Duration: 60 minutes
Additional info
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
