Excursion in crete, Heraklion
Archanes, Vathipetro, Peza, Myrtia & Thrapsano
Peza wine test, Cooking lessons & Lunch.
After breakfast we will begin with the first stop in museum in Archanes village. We will see the finds of the excavation of the Minoa palace in the center of the village. Then we continue to Vathipetro 4 km away from Archanes. Vathipetro build 1550 B.C and it was a part of a villa and discovered 1949. We can see here ruins from grapes pressing for making wine that period. Our next stop will be at Peza where we can have the chance to make a wine test with a small film presentation. Then we will go to Myrtia to visit Kazantzakis Museum and continue near there in Taverna Liotrivi where we will participate to the procedure making various lunch (cooking lessons) and having lunch there. In the afternoon we will visit Thrapsano a Pottery workshop before we return to our hotel.
We can create many different excursions on Crete subject to your advice or your clients special interest or request.
Excursion in crete, Heraklion
Vathipetro, Peza, Agarathos & Thrapsano
Departure from hotel and through Archanes village we arrive at Vathipetro (4 km south of Archanes) where we will see beside the others the ruins of wine making instruments of that era (1580 – 1550 B.C.). Then we will continue to Peza where we will visit a small exhibition of a modern wine factory products where we will have the chance to taste some variety of wine, and if someone wants to buy some wine can do it on the spot. After that we will go to Myrtia village for lunch (extra charge we advise to be prearranged) and then we will continue to Agarathos cloister, one of the oldest of Crete. On our way back we will stop at Thrapsano where there is a ceramic producer workshop with a small exhibition before we return to our hotel.
We can create many different excursions on Crete subject to your advice or your clients special interest or request.