Tour Description

Trip Itinerary

• 1 1st stop Traditional bakery Cretan traditional bread, like paximadi, are an important part of Cretan culture The first samples of a simple barley bread originate since antiquity and we find them in the Minoan finds. Several traditional methods of preparation and baking are still produced today
• 2 2nd stop Dairy products Cretans especially love cheese and there is always some kind of cheese on their table, whether at breakfast or dinner. main meals, or even as a dessert, go with it with honey. Also, there are several variations of recipes for pies with various cheeses, salty or sweet (calcounia, muzi thropites, sfacianes, lichnaraki, anevata, etc.).
• 3 3rd stop Olive oil and olives The olive tree and its fruits are inextricably linked to the daily life of the island's inhabitants for more than 3,500 years. From the distant past of From Minoan times until today, the olive, the fruits and the olive oil are in the daily life of the inhabitants, when it is not just an agricultural product, but a symbol of it Cretan culture.
• 4 4th stop Honey ,the main product of Crete, is associated with the rich biodiversity of the aromatic plants and herbs that thrive on the island. As a product it makes its appearance from antiquity with a typical example being one of the most important findings of the Minoan civilization, the jewel which depicts the two bees and testifies to the presence beekeeping.
• 5 5th stop Tsikoudia has often been associated with hospitality and kindness a friendship and an acquaintance in Crete starts with a glass tsikoudias. It also acts as a means of communication between friends and strangers. It is a single-distilled drink from grape pips. However, it is also found as a distillation of other sugars fruits such as figs, berries or plums or even flavored with blueberries.
• 6 The Cretan vineyard Wine is an integral part of Cretan culture photography and Cretan hospitality. The wine industry tradition in Crete has been "alive" for 4,000 years. The Cretans cultivated their vineyards with passion either for winemaking or for raisin production.