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Embark on an unforgettable day tour that dives deep into the heart of Cretan culture through its rich and celebrated culinary traditions. Perfect for food lovers, culture seekers, and curious travelers, . Tour Highlights:
A Step Back in Time: Marvel at the ancient Olive Tree of Vouves, the oldest known olive tree in the world, estimated to be between 3,000 and 5,000 years old.
Local Bakery Visit: Witness the art of traditional Cretan baking firsthand. See how rusks, breads, and other savory treats are made, and savor their irresistible flavors.
Olive Grove & Honey Experience: Stroll among ancient olive trees and learn the fascinating story behind Crete’s prized olives and golden honey.
Cheese Factory: Step inside a renowned, multi-awarded cheese factory. If cheese production is underway, observe the process;
Family-Owned Winery Tour: Explore the Pnevmatikakis Winery, where you'll discover the secrets of Cretan winemaking. Taste a variety of celebrated local wines!
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Itinerary
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1The Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves
In the village of Ano Vouves, you can admire the oldest recorded olive tree in the world, proclaimed as a natural monument. Although scientists can not be absolutely sure, its age is estimated between 3000 and 5000 years and still remains alive, fructifying until today. It had as a base a wild olive tree, and then became domesticated by humans via Tsounati variety. Its bole, chiseled by time as a sculpture, has a circumference of 12.5 meters and a diameter of 4.6 meters
3 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Kissamos
Get the chance to see from extremely close a cheese factory and check the most delicious graviera cheese that is made with local ingredients from the cretan nature. Moreover, enter a traditional bakery that is producing daily local delicacies suck as cretan rusks, the traditional cretan koulouri and many more.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3"Idiosmos" Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Honey Tour & Taste
Visit a traditional olive mill, enter the olive barns of the Papatzanakis Family and get a close look of the olive trees as well as of the factory where olive oil is extracted with the most modern methods (cold extraction). Moreover, get a close look of the honeycombs and check how traditional honey is made. In the end of the tour, get the chance to taste 8 varieties of Honey and the most amazing extra virgin olive oil that you have tasted, alongside with local delicacies such as graviera cheese, baby tomatoes, cretan rusk, olives etc.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included -
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An amazing winery that is producing a variety of local wines and has been awarded with multiple awards at international contests. In this tour, you will have the chance to check the wine barns and also tour around the vineyard and the wine cellar in order to learn about the way this delicious wine is made. In the end of the tour, you will have the chance to taste approximately 8 varieties of awarded wine from the cretan nature, produces proudly by pnevmatikakis family.
1 hour 15 minutes • Admission ticket included
Additional info
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Total Duration Includes Travel Time
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Cancellation Policy
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- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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