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    Crete Local Tour: History, Culture, and Real Life
  
  
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        9 Ratings
      
    
            
            
              
                Rethymnon
              
            
          
        
      As natives, we possess extensive knowledge about the area’s history and culture. This knowledge is highly valuable in providing visitors with an authentic insight into life on Crete.
As natives, we possess extensive knowledge about the area’s history and culture. This knowledge is highly valuable in providing visitors with an authentic insight into life on Crete.
        
        
          Duration: 
          
            7 hours
          
        
      
    
    
      Cancellation:
      
        
          
            24 hours
          
        
      
    
  
      Highlights
    
    - Paraschakis Olive Oil - Crete - The Olive oil factory, which is located in Melidoni, is one of a kind olive oil factory, with state of the art facilities. You have the opportunity to tour for free in three different mills in our olive oil factory. The technology, the know-how and the strict specifications allow us to have high-quality results
- Paraschakis Olive Oil - Crete - The Olive oil factory, which is located in Melidoni, is one of a kind olive oil factory, with state of the art facilities. You have the opportunity to tour for free in three different mills in our olive oil factory. The technology, the know-how and the strict specifications allow us to have high-quality results

      What's Included
    
    - Private transportation
- Bottled water
- English-speaking driver
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- English-speaking driver
- In-vehicle air conditioning
      What's Not Included
    
    - Lunch
- Tea and coffee
- Tour guide
- Lunch
- Tea and coffee
- Tour guide
Location
  
      Paraschakis Olive Oil - Crete
    
  
  
    
      Melidoni Geropotamou
    
  
  
      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
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          877harpreetr
        
        
        Apr 18, 2025
      
      
        Excellent Pottery, Honey and Olive oil tour! - Excellent day spent with Antonia! He is the warmest person and we all had a great day out. 
First we visited the pottery place and was wonderful to see how Ms Helen works. Next, we went to the honey place where we learned about how they produced the goods and last, we went to the olives oil family run business. Great to learn how all these products are made. 
On our way home, we stopped off for a lovely lunch, recommended by Antonia. Thank you Antonia for being amazing, always very prompt and friendly. We will see you next time we’re in Crete!
      
      
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          Trek473577
        
        
        Apr 13, 2025
      
      
        Competent, trustworthy and attentive! - Antonis is an exceptional, attentive and efficient professional, with advice that only a native expert can provide. Thank you!
      
      
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          Excursion45685707399
        
        
        Jul 31, 2024
      
      
        Travel to Rethymno - It was all great the driver Kostas great driver with a lot of experience and I say this because I am driving the car in very good condition the places that took us got knowledge and pictures that will keep us unforgettable I wish to see them again thank you for everything
      
      
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          Karen
        
        
        May 10, 2024
      
      
        Excellent tour!  Can’t speak highly enough about Kostos. - Spectacular tour today with Konstantinos (Kostos)!! So very happy to have met Kostos and to spend the day with him. We went to a variety of interesting places and learned many new things. I really enjoyed the Tour of Traditional Olive Oil Factory near Melodoni where Joanna Paraschakis  the owner, gave us a fabulous tour explaining the historical changes in production of olive oil through the ages. A lovely tasting and we brought some home with us. We went to the Honey Museum near Melodoni and learned information about bees and honey production. We also went to a pottery village in Margarites. Eleni, who is second generation potter, made a piece of pottery and decorated it while we watched. We bought 2 pieces which Eleni carefully wrapped for us to take home. Pottery is her life and she is a talented artist full of heart. 
Kostos took us to the caves in Melodoni and gave us great background information about what we were seeing and the story behind it. We had a wine, cheese amd olive tasting and bought some of everything we tasted. Finally we went to Rethimno, Kostos’s home town and gave us a personal tour through the streets of the town. He took us to his favourite souvlaki place and it was delicious!!  Kostos is a happy, flexible and accommodating professional tour guide with a great sense of humour and outlook on life. Kostos made our day very special! A highlight of our trip. Thank you, Konstantinos
      
      
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          V4872wdstevenm
        
        
        May 10, 2024
      
      
        Rethymno tour. Great day - My wife and I were with Konstos for the day going to the Cave, Olive Oil, and honey tasting as well as Rethymno. He is a wonderful guide. We had a great time. He showed us things that helped to make our day special. Thank you
      
      
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          Holly_p
        
        
        Mar 14, 2022
      
      
        My favorite day in Greece! - This was my favorite day in Greece! We met such amazing people, each stop was fascinating and it was an honor to see the beautiful things they made.  We especially loved the ceramics, as we got to meet the woman that made them and she spoke about how her family has been doing it for generations. The monestary  was also fascinating, and I’m so glad we got to go.  
Our tour guide was wonderful, very relaxed, kind and knowledgeable. I’d certainly go on anouther tour with him again! He went out of his way to stop and find us an extra suit case (since we bought so much stuff we needed one more!!) and catered to us wonderfully.  It made the day feel so special. We couldn’t recommend this tour more!
      
      
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          John_h
        
        
        Jul 30, 2024
      
      
        Maybe consider a different way to spend your day - The pottery demo and visit was really good. The very highlight of the day. The honey and olive oil experiences were...lacking. The olive oil tour was led by the daughter of the owner and was done as  quickly as possible and without much enthusiasm for giving a tour. We felt as though we had interrupted her day. 
 The honey tour was brief but very well done. Great tasting after the tour and really kinda cool.
Our guide for the day was not very talkative. Not much information was offered and what was was because we asked. He was kind but just not much of a tour guide. I can't recommend this tour.
      
      
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