Foodies feast of Heraklion

• • Tour snapshot

  Crete is a foodies’ paradise and Heraklion is
  the capital! Come experience the city like a local and explore the
  neighbourhoods where residents live, eat, and shop, all while snacking away on
  the best local treats on the island. 

  • Highlights

  o  Experience real Cretan food at
  8 authentic stops away from the tourist crowds

  o  Become a cheese–tasting expert
  by learning how to spot the best local cheeses

  o  Savour Heraklion’s bougatsa,
  a ‘must-taste’ for any visitor to the city, and find out why organic Cretan
  olive oil is one of the best oils in the world

  o  Enjoy a glass of local wine
  and learn the process from harvest to bottle

  o  Learn about Greek coffee and
  see it brewed the traditional way

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  Local Impact: How you will help the local
  community by joining this tour: 

  o  By joining this tour you are
  supporting a 100-year-old local bakery so it can continue thriving and serving
  authentic local delicacies.

  o  All the food you sample during
  the tour is locally sourced from villages, farmers, and stock-breeders of
  Crete.

  o  On this tour you will visit
  100% local, family-owned businesses and meet a local greengrocer, butcher,
  fishmonger, and winemaker who sell their own and Cretan-only products.

  The
  inclusions are more than enough that you can skip lunch! (Vegetarian options
  are available but please let us know at the time of booking.)

  Schedule details

  o  Duration: 4 hours

  o  Meeting point:

  Eleftherias Square, in the city centre.
  Eleftherias Square is the main square in Heraklion.

  o  Starting time: 12.00 PM

  o  Ending point:

  Venetian
  Port of Heraklion