Made in Heraklion Shopping tour

• • Tour snapshot

  Crete’s history goes back for
  more than 5,000 years, and pieces of that heritage can be found in the island’s
  artwork, food and products — but you have to know where to look to find the
  best treasures! On this Heraklion tour we will take you to shops and galleries
  you’d never find on your own, and connect you with the people it’d be
  impossible to meet without a local guide by your side. From traditional to
  modern designs, the surprises you’ll find will make for the ultimate shopping
  experience!

  • Highlights

  o  Learn the secrets
  of traditional Greek coffee at one of the oldest roasteries in town

  o  Walk through the
  oldest open-air market in the city

  o  Shop for t-shirts,
  scarves, bags and handmade jewels, made by Greek craftsmen and inspired by
  museum artifacts

  o  Sample olive
  oil-based cosmetics and learn how olive oil benefits our body

  o  Browse modern
  artwork from Greek designers

  o  Visit a ceramics
  workshop and watch how a local artisan creates pieces inspired from Minoan
  models

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

  o  All of the stores
  you visit on your tour are 100% locally owned and run.

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

  o  By visiting a
  local expert and learning about the traditional ways of roasting Greek coffee,
  you are helping to uphold local cultural traditions.

  o  Your tour visits
  locally-run businesses, such as a ceramic artisan, which helps to preserve
  traditional crafts for the next generation.

  o  Your tour also
  supports the creativity of Greece’s new generation of artisans by vsiting
  stores of young Greek designers.

  Schedule details

  o  Duration: 3.5 hours

  o  Meeting point:

  Morosini Fountain (Lion’s
  Fountain — it’s one of the most well-known fountains of Heraklion). Platia Eleftheriou Venizelou, Heraklion
  71202. o  Starting time: 5.30 PM

  o  Ending point:

  25is Avgoustou Street (the
  main city street).