Ηeraklion Walking and tasting Tour with Archaeological Museum

Explore the Historical city center of Heraklion and Capital of Crete! On this tour you enjoy local products finger food and wine amidst Venetian monumental buildings.
Stroll through off-the-beaten-path areas in the city, learn about the Mediterranean diet.
Get ready to visit Cretan family bakery, daily meeting point of Locals. Greek coffee assorted with “kalitsounia” (traditional sweet pies with soft cheese filling), raisin pies and cinnamon cookies.
Herbs & Spices – Traditional Cretan Shop. Tasting of Cretan mountain tea.
Tasting of organic extra virgin olive oil, considered to be the best in the world, and of different varieties of table olives. Cretans occupy one of the highest places in cheese consumption in the world. The taste of goat-sheep cheese is unmatched. Gruyere, parmesan, soft cheese and naturally yogurt with honey. The symbol of Cretan hospitality is raki. In between, you’ll taste Feta cheese, Greek olives, and sip Greek wines.

Tour begins at 2pm.
The Archeological Museum of Heraklion, one of the most important museums in Europe in its field. This museum provides a unique opportunity for the visitor to marvel at the remnants of the first of civilization in Europe, the Minoans. This tour will guide you through a period of time that extends over a 5000 years, from the Neolithic to the Roman era. Find out how Cretan people used to live, their occupation, religion, architecture, travel, arts and more.

This singularly important Minoan collection contains unique examples of Minoan art, many of them true masterpieces. The Heraklion Museum is rightly considered as the museum of Minoan culture par excellence worldwide.