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Heraklion Food Stories Walking Tour with 8 local-favorite stops 20% OFF
Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Europe
$92.37
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Overview
Heraklion’s culinary culture and local neighborhoods present a vibrant backdrop for an authentic exploration of the city. Walk to savor the best flavors that Heraklion has to offer.
- 🍽️ Savor real Cretan food at 8 local-favorite stops, ensuring a true taste of Heraklion away from the tourist crowds.
- 🧀 Sample unique Cretan cheeses and gain insights into selecting the best ones, transforming you into a cheese connoisseur.
- 🥧 Indulge in Heraklion’s famous bougatsa at a family-owned bakery operating since the 1920s, a must-try pastry filled with semolina custard, cheese, or minced meat.
- 🌿 Taste the world-renowned Cretan olive oil and discover why it is celebrated as one of the best oils globally.
- 🍷 Enjoy a glass of local wine while learning about the ancient wine-making process that dates back to the Bronze Age.
- ☕ Sip on freshly brewed traditional Greek coffee in a local kafeneion and learn the art of “cup reading,” a centuries-old tradition.
- 🏛️ Visit Liberty (Eleftherias) Square, the starting point of your 4-hour walking tour filled with delicious Cretan dishes and exceptional local wines.
- 🛒 Explore the historical center of Heraklion, stopping at a local market to sample olives, rusks, and cheese while meeting local vendors.
- 🍽️ Experience a local organic meat dish or bravely try a popular Cretan delicacy—fried snails—at your next stop.
- 🍷 Conclude your tour with a tasting of local Cretan wines in a family-run shop, learning about the rich history of winemaking in Crete.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
Small Group Tour
Small Group
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Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 4 hours
The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Sample olives, rusks, olive oil, local cheese and traditional sweets.
- PRIVATE TOUR Exclusive: enjoy the comfort of pick-up and drop-off at your stay.
- Sit down for a local organic meat dish.
- Experience the city with our passionate, English-speaking local guide.
- Enjoy some local Cretan wines and spirit in a family-run shop.
- Get personalized tips for the area's best bars and eateries.
- Taste traditional Greek coffee with a local pastry called bougatsa.
- Small group tour option excluded hotel pick up
- Tips & gratuities for your guide
- Additional food and drink
Meeting point
We will be standing next to the statue of a soldier in the middle of Eleftherias Square at 11:00 AM
Eleftherias Square is the main square of Heraklion, near the Archaeological Museum, and opposite the Astoria Hotel.
We will be standing on the square holding a Crete Local Adventures sign.
Return details
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Liberty (eleftherias) SquareFollow this four-hour Heraklion food and wine walking tour that will introduce you to the best food that Heraklion has to offer by treating your palate to traditional Cretan dishes and exceptional local wines! Being one of the healthiest and tastiest diets in the world and the base of the Mediterranean diet, the Cretan cuisine is so unique due to its strong tie with local culture, history and geography of the region. The best way to get to know a place is through its food and we will take you on an unforgettable tasty journey through Heraklion’s local neighbourhoods. After meeting your local guide, you’ll start off with a traditional Greek coffee also known as ellinikós kafés. Learn why Greeks love so much coffee and see it brewed the traditional way in sand and yes, we will teach you “cup reading”, a centuries-old tradition that reads your future!
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HeraklionNext, you’ll enjoy Heraklion’s well known bougatsa in a family-owned business that has mastered their bougatsa technique since 1922! Consisting of semolina custard, cheese, or minced meat filling between layers of phyllo, bougatsa is a must-taste pastry that you shouldn’t miss while being in the city.
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Heraklion Central MarketPassing through the historical center of Heraklion, you’ll continue the exploration to a local market where you’ll meet the local vendors and learn about their products. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to sample some of the basic elements of Cretan cuisine such as olives, rusks, and cheese – and yes, we’ll teach you how to become a cheese–tasting expert by giving some local hints and learning how to spot the best local cheeses! And of course, taste the island’s famous olive oil and find out why organic Cretan olive oil is one of the best oils in the world.
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Old Venetian Harbor of HeraklionAt our next stop, you’ll sit down for a local organic meat dish or if you want to show yourself how brave you are, you can sample a dish that is loved by most Cretans and it is …fried snails! Moving on to our last stop, your Heraklion food tour couldn’t end without tasting some local Cretan wines in a family-run shop. Keep in mind that winemaking in Crete has a long history that dates back to the Bronze Age! Before you go, don’t forget to ask your local guide for more tips on what else to see, do and eat during your stay.
If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Heraklion Food Stories Walking Tour with 8 local-favorite stops 20% OFF
Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Europe
$92.37
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!