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By Oliving in Crete

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Free cancellation available
Price is $107 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

    • out-field activity of olive oil tasting in an olive grove
    • Learn how to taste, cook, buy, and choose olive oil
    • Explore the long culture and civilization of olive oil throught the centuries in Crete
    • Learn all about harvest, extraction, and high-quality olive oil in Crete
    • Food pairing with different olive oils

Activity location

    • Rethymno
    • Rethymno, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Pigi 741 00, Greece | Meet your guide in front of the Valide Cooking Activities Building and then you drive directly to the olive oil grove. Please check the link in Google Maps. https://goo.gl/maps/2bkvbz3YaFwbAjgh6 Opposite the Valide building, there is a free parking area at the football stadium if you wish to park for a short time.
    • Pigi, Greece

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Rethymno: Olive Oil Tasting with Cretan Food Pairing

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Starting time: 4:00PM
Price details
$106.67 x 2 Adults$213.34
Total
Price is $213.34

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    4-course degustation menu pairing with different olive oils
  • Inclusions
    Water
  • Inclusions
    Local spirits
  • Exclusions
    Requested transfer

What you can expect

  • Create lasting memories in Crete as you enjoy an olive oil tasting experience under the shade of olive trees. This entire experience will be enjoyed in the middle of a 2,000-year-old monumental olive grove.

    Discover the history, culture, and Cretan civilization of olive oil throughout the centuries. During your walk around the peaceful olive groves such as the holy Gethsemane Garden, you will discover the beauty of the Cretan landscape as well as the myths, flavors, and aromas of olive oil.

    The activity includes an olive oil tasting of 4 different olive oils at a tasting table in the shade of some olive trees. During the tasting you will be pairing food with more types of olive oil, and you will receive tips on how to taste, preserve, choose, cook, and fry olive oil. You'll also receive more information about harvesting and olive oil extraction.

Location

Activity location

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    • Rethymno
    • Rethymno, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Pigi 741 00, Greece | Meet your guide in front of the Valide Cooking Activities Building and then you drive directly to the olive oil grove. Please check the link in Google Maps. https://goo.gl/maps/2bkvbz3YaFwbAjgh6 Opposite the Valide building, there is a free parking area at the football stadium if you wish to park for a short time.
    • Pigi, Greece