The 7 Villages Of Apokoronas Tour – Explore East Chania Mainland

Details

DURATION

6-7 hours

DIFFICULTY

Easy

GROUP SIZE

18 people max

SCHEDULE

Monday, Thursday and Saturday

TYPE

Organized

PICK UP TIME

09:00 am

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Highlights

Learn about the Cretan way of life
Visit the folklore museum of Apokoronas.
Tour of a local distillery and “Raki” tasting
Unique hidden monasteries and churches en route
Learn everything about old traditional Cretan handcrafts
Discover the secrets of the Cretan spirit “Tsikoudia”/” Raki.”
Visit a cheese factory and taste the local dairy products.
Taste the local bread and cookies in a traditional bakery
Lunch at a traditional “Kafeneio” (small “meze” restaurant)
Explore the villages of Apokoronas through unique nature routes

ITINERARY

Step by Step to an unforgettable experience

Dive into Cretan Cultural History

Following a route through nature and traditional Cretan villages, you will arrive in Gavalochori village and visit the folklore museum of Apokoronas. The seven rooms will reveal everything about history, handicrafts, and people’s everyday lives in the previous centuries.

Dive into Cretan Cultural History

Awaken your senses with local products

Leaving Gavalochori, driving towards Vrises village, you will stop by a traditional distillery. You will discover the secrets of the local spirit “Tsikoudia” or “Raki” and learn everything about its production. First, you will tour around the traditional part of the distillery and then the modern one’s facilities. Tasting is following combined with delicious local products.

Taste the flavor of Cretan cheeses

The experience of the Cretan cheese-making process follows. You visit a cheese factory and taste the local “Graviera”, “Mizithra” or “Anthotiros” cheese varieties. You will also taste some olive oil on warm bread, cookies and Cretan biscuits in the local bakery.

Taste the flavor of Cretan cheeses

Time for lunch !

After that, you will enjoy lunch in a traditional “kafeneio” in Fres village, speak with the locals, and learn many things about the countryside way of life. You will have the chance to see pure beauty and feel the real Crete around you. Apokoronas is one of the most historical places in Crete because of its people. This great province is waiting to reveal its secrets and ready to be explored by you!