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Day trip Knossos, Pottery, winery and taste local products
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 1d
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Selective hotel pickup
- Multiple languages
Overview
- Explore the Knossos Palace , the Centre of Minoan Civilisation
- Visit small picturesque villages in the countryside
- Taste local wine varieties and traditional delicacies
- Learn about the traditional Minoan art of pottery
- Learn about local wine varieties and vineyards
Activity location
- Heraklion
- Heraklion, Greece
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Heraklion
- Heraklion, Greece
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Private
- 1d
- English
This is a private tour
What's included, what's not
- All Fees and Taxes
- Private knowledgeable local guide
- Transport by luxury air conditioned minivan (maximum capacity 7 people)
- Pickup and drop-off from your hotel harbour or designated meeting points
- Refund 24 hours prior to departure
- Bottled water, fruit salad, Coffee.
- Third-party insurance
- Anything that is not specified in the programme as included
- Entrance to Knossos Palace (General Admission Ticket 15,00€/person)
- Official Licensed Tourist Guide at Knossos Palace (optional)
- Lunch (optional)
- Wine tasting (Guided tasting of 5 different types of cretan wine for 15€/person or 7 premium wines for 20 €/person)
- Non-alcoholic Tasting price 7€/person (Verjuice from unripe grapes, as well as a still and a sparkling juice from overripe sweet grapes. Suitable for children and non-drinkers.)
- Service charge (optional)
Know before you book
- Not allowed: Food in the vehicle
- Not suitable for: Wheelchair users
What you can expect
This is an introductory excursion to the history, culture, gastronomy and tradition of authentic Crete.
Travelling with comfort and privacy, with our luxury mini vans, through small picturesque villages in the countryside, you will taste local wine varieties and traditional delicacies, and you will learn about the traditional Minoan art of pottery.
The tour starts, by visiting the Knossos Palace : the ceremonial and political centre of the Minoan Civilisation during the Bronze Age. There you will explore the stunning palace, built for King Minos and considered the oldest city in Europe and the birthplace of Western Civilisation.
Leaving Knossos we will head out of town along the scenic country road, heading South with destination the traditional village of Archanes .
Archanes is one of Crete’s most beautiful and historical villages, surrounded by olive groves and vineyards. There in a workshop, you will taste handmade products which were prepared by pure raw materials and pure virgin olive oil.
Our journey continues with destination the metropolitan centre of pottery in Crete, the village of Thrapsano. The residents of the village are considered worthy successors of Minoan pottery, with the jars being the most typical example of their art.
During our visit to a pottery workshop, you will be learn about the pottery art, its history and its secrets
Then we will visit one great Winerie which where you will be guided in the facilities and will have the chance to taste the local wines they produce.
In picturesque scenery, you will taste a traditional homemade Cretan meal.
In the end of this tour you will be driven back to your location full of nice memories, and with a big smile!
Location
Activity location
- Heraklion
- Heraklion, Greece
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Heraklion
- Heraklion, Greece