Heraklion Bites & Sights

• Tour snapshot

Bypass the concrete and head straight for the
heart of Heraklion. Hit the backstreets and hidden pathways, checking out the
highlights, sampling local treats, and discovering all the forces that have
combined to make Heraklion the city it is today. 

• Highlights

o  Dive into Heraklion’s history
with stories of its turbulent past and visits to its legendary churches,
fountains, and monuments

o  Learn the secrets of the
Cretan diet by sampling its best products at a local market

o  Discover the local side of
Heraklion through its lesser-known streets, forgotten laneways, and old city
walls

o  Admire art collections in
unique locations

o  Indulge in local flavours like
a meze platter and oh-hey-that’s-strong raki and
tsikoudia

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

o  On this tour you will visit
100% local, family-owned businesses and meet vendors at a local market who sell
their own and Cretan-only products.

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

o  You’ll have the chance to buy
from stores and eateries and support locals that don’t generally benefit from
tourism.

Schedule details

o  Duration: 4 hours

o  Meeting point:

Eleftherias Square, in the city centre.
Eleftherias Square is the main square in Heraklion, near the Archaeological
Museum, the Astoria Hotel, the Prefecture, and the Gate of Saint George.

o  Starting time: 9.00 AM

o  Ending point:

Venetian
port of Heraklion.