Food Odyssey: 4 hours
Sensing Crete through Taste, Smell and Touch: 4 hours
Bites of Chania: 2 hours
If you would like to register for the tours please contact us through mkavroulakis@gmail.com or fill out the Booking Form to send you payment instructions and information.
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FOOD ODYSSEY
Our walking food tour combines tasty food tasting, food history, politics and culture.
It begins with a light breakfast and unforgettable Cretan beverage but since Arabs, Jews, Venetians, Ottomans, Greeks from Asia Minor and immigrants have passed through Κhania, adding their flavors to the local cuisine, we will follow their trail. Therefore, we will experience a multisensory food event and delectable delicacies from one-of-a-kind specialty food shops while enjoying the opportunity to understand better the culinary history of the city and how the locals eat.
Our walk ends with a dive into the distant past. We will visit the the archaeological site of Kastelli or/and the archaeological museum of Chania to view selected cooking vessels and to experience them more in depth. We will then visit a ceramic workshop or a local taverna, where we will have a chance to enjoy a short lesson in ancient cooking and we will be treated to home-baked bread -made according to ancient baking method- and other fine delicacies of historic Cretan and Greek gastronomy.
TOUR DETAILS
WHEN: Every Saturday or any other day upon request with at least 2 days' advance notice.
TIME: Tours start at 9.30 am
DURATION: Approximately 4 hours in length.
MEET: In front of the Chania Town Hall.
(Exact meeting location details will be provided immediately upon booking.)
DRESS: Wear casual and comfortable shoes and clothing.
CAPACITY: 1-8 guests.
FOOD: food tastings, historical foods, light meal.
INCLUDED: A wide variety of local delicacies, food tastings, multisensory food experience, historical food, light meal, museum ticket (if it is needed).
Food tastings are subject to change without notice.
FOOD SUBS: Please let us know about any food restrictions when purchasing your tickets. We will do our best to accommodate your specific needs.
PRICE: 100 euros per person.
Infants and toddlers under age of 10 can come for free.
30 euros per child between the ages of 10 -14.
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SENSING CRETE THROUGH TASTE, SMELL AND TOUCH
The warm smell of baking bread blends with the aroma of freshly roasted coffee beans, the sweet scent of cinammon on cheese -pastries, the flavor rising from cups of herbal tea, the flower fragrances, the urban smells, the taste of historical and traditional foods and the perception of Chania through the sense of touch.
As we smell, taste, touch and walk we'll try to understand the food culture of Crete through a series of foods and histories that link it to food fashion, migration, power structures, economic imbalances, and culinary propaganda.
WHEN: Every Saturday or any other day upon request with at least 2 days' advance notice.
TIME: Tours start at 9.00 am
DURATION: Approximately 4 hours in length.
MEET: In front of the Chania Town Hall.
DRESS: Wear casual and comfortable shoes and clothing.
CAPACITY: 1-8 guests.
INCLUDED: A wide variety of local delicacies, food tastings, historical food and traditional foods, light meal.
Food tastings are subject to change without notice.
FOOD SUBS: Please let us know about any food restrictions when purchasing your tickets. We will do our best to accommodate your specific needs. The tour is also suitable for vegetarians.
PRICE: 100 euros per person.
* Avoid this sensory walking tour when you have a cold and, in particular, when you have a hangover. You simply won’t experience it in the same way*
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BITES OF CHANIA
Travel off the beaten tourist path on this 2 hour delicious culinary adventure. Get a glimpse of Chania society and satisfy your appetite for fascinating food- history & culture with delectable tastings.
WHEN: Every Friday or any other day upon request with at least 2 days' advance notice.
TIME: Tours start at 6.00:00 pm
DURATION: Approximately 2 hours in length.
MEET: In front of the Chania Town Hall.
(Exact meeting location details will be provided immediately upon booking.)
DRESS: Wear casual and comfortable shoes and clothing.
CAPACITY: 2-8 guests.
FOOD: food tastings, historical foods.
FOOD SUBS: Please let us know about any food restrictions when purchasing your tickets. We will do our best to accommodate your specific needs.
PRICE: 50 euros per person.
Please contact for more information.
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