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Heraklion Food Stories Walking Tour with 8 local-favorite stops

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4 hours
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Heraklion Food Stories Walking Tour with 8 local-favorite stops
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About This Tour

Walk with us to experience Heraklion like a local and explore the best the city has to offer. Learn about the culinary culture and wander in local neighborhoods as you eat and sip your way through authentic Heraklion. Highlights: • Experience real Cretan food at 8 local-favourite stops away from the tourist crowds. • Sample unique Cretan cheeses and learn how to become an authentic Cretan cheese-expert by selecting the best ones. • Sample Heraklion’s bougatsa in a family-owned business that has been running since since 1920s. • Taste the world famous Cretan olive oil and find out why it is considered one of the best in the world. • Enjoy a glass of local wine and learn about the local wine making process that dates back to the Bronze Age. • Sip a a freshly brewed traditional Greek coffee in a local kafeneion.

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Visit family owned businesses

Visit family owned businesses

Sample local delicacies

Sample local delicacies

Farm to table products

Farm to table products

Walk around the major city highlights

Walk around the major city highlights

Start your food adventure with a Greek coffee

Start your food adventure with a Greek coffee

Be bold and try fried snails

Be bold and try fried snails

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Tour Analysis

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What's Included

Taste traditional Greek coffee with a local pastry called bougatsa.
Enjoy some local Cretan wines and spirit in a family-run shop.
Get personalized tips for the area's best bars and eateries.
Experience the city with our passionate, English-speaking local guide.
Sit down for a local organic meat dish.
PRIVATE TOUR Exclusive: enjoy the comfort of pick-up and drop-off at your stay.
Sample olives, rusks, olive oil, local cheese and traditional sweets.

What's Not Included

Additional food and drink
Tips & gratuities for your guide
Small group tour option excluded hotel pick up

Additional Information

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How you help the local community by joining this tour: - During this tour, you sample locally-sourced food from Crete’s villages, farmers, and stock-breeders. - On this tour, you meet a local greengrocer, cheesemonger, butcher, and fishmonger, and other family-owned businesses that sell their own Cretan-only products. - By joining this tour, you are supporting a 100-year-old local bakery so it can keep flourishing and serving authentic local delicacies.
Food Allergies: Unless you suffer from multiple, combined food allergies, or unless you are a vegan, we will figure it out. Vegetarians are welcome on all tours. Please wear comfortable shoes for walking.
In general, there are few dress restrictions in Europe and dress codes are similar to those you are used to at home. Please note though that in many churches modest dress is required; no shorts or skimpy tops are permitted.
If you are happy with the services provided by your local guides a tip – though not compulsory – is appropriate. While it may not be customary to you, it is of great significance to the people who will take care of you during your travels, inspires excellent service, and is an entrenched feature of the tourism industry. Please consider this when budgeting for your extra expenses on this tour.

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.

Special Instructions

IMPORTANT TO NOTE: If you are not at the meeting point on time, your guide will start the tour without you. Joining the tour later will not be possible as our guides will be busy taking care of travellers who came on time. If you miss the beginning of the tour, please contact us by phone. Guests’ pickup is offered for the private group option. Pick up time adjustable upon your request. We will meet you at your hotel lobby or the cruise port. Our guide will be holding a sign with your name. Call +306980679166 if you have any trouble locating your guide. HOW DID WE DO? Let us know what you loved (or what we can do better) by leaving a review.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

✓ Free cancellation due to bad weather

Tour Operator

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Guest Ratings

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