Venture into the Cretan countryside for an intimate, private food and wine experience at a family-run olive estate — tasting award-winning olive oil, local wines, and an authentic Cretan meze feast.
What to expect
A private driver-guide collects you from the port and weaves through Crete's olive-grove-draped hills to a traditional family estate. You'll tour the ancient olive press, sample cold-pressed extra-virgin oils with bread and local honey, and settle into a shaded terrace for a leisurely Cretan meze — dakos, graviera cheese, loukoumades, slow-cooked lamb, and local Vidiano or Kotsifali wine. Stories of Cretan cuisine, history, and culture flow as naturally as the wine. Return to port refreshed and deeply fed.
Good to know
Can be combined with a morning at Knossos for a perfect full-day itinerary. Dietary requirements accommodated with advance notice. Estates are typically 20–35 min from port. Wear light, comfortable clothing; the terrace is shaded but the estate walk is gentle sun exposure.
Sail there
Luxury cruises that call at Heraklion — book through us, the fare is identical and your concierge stays on your side.
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