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Olive Oil Tour: Explore Vassilakis Estate
4.8
13 Ratings
Neapoli
Explore Vassilakis Estate: Tour historic olive mills, taste premium oils, and learn expert judging techniques. Capture memories and savor delicious appetizers.
Explore Vassilakis Estate: Tour historic olive mills, taste premium oils, and learn expert judging techniques. Capture memories and savor delicious appetizers.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Vassilakis Estate - Olive Tour Crete - This experience features a tour of our olive mill and a guided olive oil tasting session with a specialist. Participants will sample four distinct olive oils and discover the attributes that experts seek in a prize-winning oil.
- Vassilakis Estate - Olive Tour Crete - This experience features a tour of our olive mill and a guided olive oil tasting session with a specialist. Participants will sample four distinct olive oils and discover the attributes that experts seek in a prize-winning oil.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Alcoholic beverages
- Olive oil tasting kit
- Bottled water
- Alcoholic beverages
- Olive oil tasting kit
What's Not Included
- Private transportation
- Private transportation
Additional Information
Arrival at Vassilakis Estate & meet your guide
Tour of the olive press with a member of the Vassilakis family:
- Explore the original 1865 museum-piece hand-operated press and learn about the traditional olive oil production process
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Observe the operational olive mill and discover the modern methods of olive oil production
Expert-led olive oil tasting…
Arrival at Vassilakis Estate & meet your guide
Tour of the olive press with a member of the Vassilakis family:
- Explore the original 1865 museum-piece hand-operated press and learn about the traditional olive oil production process
- Observe the operational olive mill and discover the modern methods of olive oil production
Expert-led olive oil tasting session with appetizers:
- Engage in a professional tasting of four distinct olive oils: understand how experts assess olive oil quality and learn to identify it yourself. Includes appetizers
Enjoy free time for photography and inquiries.
Location
Vassilakis Estate - Olive Tour Crete
The guide will be at the entrance of Vassilakis Estate.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(13 Ratings)
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Fabsp36
Sep 23, 2025
To visit, I recommend - Very nice visit and good local produce, after a buggy excursion. The staff is smiling and pleasant and speaks many languages
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513jilb
Sep 17, 2025
A perfect stopp for the day - Perfect for a stopp to learn about and taste the Greek olive oil. It started with a quick 15-20 minute tour, with a tour guide of your preferred language which is really nice and friendly. Afterwards we got to try olive oil, balsamic, limoncello, olives and even a cosmetic product.
We finally stopped at the store where we could try even more products.
The Tour itself was free, but you will spend plenty of money at the store like we did.
The store can get a little bit crowded but they have two places to shop at the property.
It was our second time there because we really love the products. They even have some travel size products for your hand luggage.
Definitely worth it and perfect for a short little stopp during the day.
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Joyhx8893tp
Sep 11, 2025
Brilliant little tour - Very informative, knowledgeable and friendly. Really enjoyed the whole tour and tasting after. The lady giving the tour was lovely and answered all our questions.
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Henknederland
Sep 4, 2025
Unexpectedly pleasant surprise. - On our way from the Milatos Cave to Agios Nikaloas we pass here. Curious, we take a look and before we know it we do a tour of the buildings with the enthusiastic and knowledgeable Alina to see the processing of olives. Very interesting and fun. The tasting is an opportunity. In short: educational and fun. Unfortunately we can't bring anything because we don't have any hold luggage and our backpacks are already packed.
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Ellie
Aug 29, 2025
Delightful olive oil tour - We very much enjoyed our 50 minute tour at this family run olive oil place. The guide offered lots of interesting info on how olive oil is made. No live demonstration of the machines at work because it wasn’t the right season. We tasted numerous varieties as well as some unique vinegars and other items. If you’re wondering if this is a good family activity, the very young kids in our group seemed bored but elementary schoolers appeared to enjoy it. Bought more than we expected to at the lovely store.
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Daytrip68308398324
Aug 1, 2025
Visit must do if you are in the area!our guide was super.visit in French - Visit must do if you are in the area!
2 aspects: principle of olive oil preparation and tasting at the end , top .
Our guide spoke a covering French.
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Explorer65583297774
Jul 1, 2025
Superb visit around olive oil - We visited this place dedicated to olive oil and were really delighted. The tour is free and offers a generous tasting of many products. The guide spoke very good French and was able to make the visit interesting and informative. We have learned a lot about making olive oil. I highly recommend this experience!
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A4541mnsarahs
Jun 18, 2025
Amazing Olive Oil and Wine Tasting - We had such a great time at our olive oil and wine tasting experience with Val! Highly recommend to anyone coming to Crete!
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Sensiblehippie
Sep 17, 2025
Great Stop in Crete for Olive Oil Lovers - We visited Vassilakis Estate in Crete, an olive oil producer that’s been running since 1865. They offer a free guided tour of the mill and grounds. “Free” really means you’ll likely end up buying something from their shop—but with the quality of the products, we didn’t mind.
The setting is beautiful, with historic touches and a warm, family-run feel. On the tour we sampled several olive oils, vinegars, and even body oil products. Everything was flavorful and unique—much better than what you usually find in supermarkets.
The shop is well stocked with olive oils, vinegars, and gift-ready products, perfect to take home or share. Overall, this was a pleasant stop and worth a visit if you’re exploring Crete and love authentic local food.
Tip: The tour is free, but it’s smart to plan on bringing a little extra room in your suitcase—you’ll probably want to bring something home!
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Olivier
Jun 17, 2025
To see and enjoy - Very good visit of the site with explanation of the cold-pressed picking of olives and storage of olive oil. To see.
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