Yiorgos – walking & cycling excursion around Heraklion, and evening BBQ with local delis

The guests will enjoy a full day walking & cycling excursion in and around Heraklion, visiting many places of interest. The day will end up with an exhilerating evening cretan BBQ.

 WHAT you will LEARN: 

  1. Local history and way of life from an insider’s perspective 
    Cretan dishes and delis, all hand-prepared on the spot and accompanied by cretan wine & raki

  2. Points of cultural & historic interest: enjoy a full day walking & cycling excursion in and around Heraklion and visit many hot-spots and places of interest

€60, 6 hrs, 4-12 persons
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Heraklion, Crete - Where the Experience will take place

What Wikipedia says

Heraklion is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete, Greece. It is one of the largest cities in Greece. According to the results of the 2011 census, the population of the city was 173,993 inhabitants while the Heraklion urban area has a population of 225,574.

 

Heraklion is close to the ruins of the palace of Knossos, which in Minoan times was the largest centre of population on Crete. Though there is no archaeological evidence of it, Knossos may well have had a port at the site of Heraklion as early as 2000 BC.

 

Heraklion is an important shipping port and ferry dock. Travellers can take ferries and boats from Heraklion to destinations including Santorini, Ios Island, Paros, Mykonos, and Rhodes. There are also several daily ferries to Piraeus, the port of Athens in mainland Greece.

 

The port of the city is dominated by the Venetian constructions, such as the Koules Fortress (Rocca al Mare), the ramparts and the arsenal. Around the city can be found several sculptures, statues and busts commemorating significant events and figures of the city's and island's history, like El Greco, Vitsentzos Kornaros, Nikos Kazantzakis and Eleftherios Venizelos. Also, many fountains of the Venetian-era are preserved, such as the Bembo fountain, the Priuli fountain, Palmeti fountain, Sagredo fountain and Morosini fountain (in Lions Square).

 

Yiorgos Papadopoulos is your Host for the whole experience

Yiorgos was raised in Germany, where he studied Hotel & Tourism Management. He has been living in Heraklion over the past 20 years, where he works as a Maitre d’ Hotel and F&B Manager with 4/5-star Hotels.

  • Place of ORIGIN: Serres

  • LIVES in: Heraklion, Crete

  • SPEAKS: English, German

  • LOVES: cooking, travelling, sports

  • Has TRAVELLED to: Germany, Austria, Switzerland

  • Personal TRAITS: very good cook, highly communicative, good knowledge of greek history, pleasant and hospitable

Here's how we'll spend the day and what we'll do together

This Experience is offered in TWO versions:

Standard Pack
€60, 6 hrs, 4-12 persons
Deluxe Pack
€120, 13 hrs, 4-12 persons
Walking & cycling excursion
Walking & cycling excursion
The guests will enjoy a full day walking & cycling excursion in and around Heraklion. They will start with a visit to a local flea market in order to purchase the required ingredients for a lavish cretan BBQ: fresh vegetables, fish, raki, wine, cheese, all from local producers. They will then hit the coastal ring road on bikes (using Heraklion Municipal bikes), and visit many sights, hot-spots and places of interest.
Evening BBQ
Evening BBQ
Yiorgos will reward his guests with an exhilarating evening BBQ at his own large backyard, where they will take active part in preparing & enjoying exquisite cretan dishes and delis, all hand-prepared on the spot and accompanied by cretan wine & raki. They will, thus, learn the intricacies of cretan cuisine. All that together with invigorating chit-chat, will lead to an extremely pleasant get-together.
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Deluxe Pack

 WHAT you will LEARN: 

  1. Local history and way of life from an insider’s perspective 
    Cretan dishes and delis, all hand-prepared on the spot and accompanied by cretan wine & raki

  2. Points of cultural & historic interest: enjoy a full day walking & cycling excursion in and around Heraklion and visit many hot-spots and places of interest

Walking & cycling excursion
Walking & cycling excursion
The guests will enjoy a walking & cycling excursion in and around Heraklion. They will start with a quick visit to a local flea market in order to purchase the required ingredients for a lavish cretan BBQ: fresh vegetables, fish, raki, wine, cheese, all from local producers. They will then hit the coastal ring road on bikes (using Heraklion Municipal bikes), and visit many places of interest.
Evening BBQ
Evening BBQ
Yiorgos will reward his guests with an evening BBQ at his own large backyard, where they will take active part in preparing & enjoying exquisite cretan dishes and delis, all hand-prepared on the spot and accompanied by cretan wine & raki. They will, thus, learn the intricacies of cretan cuisine. All that together with invigorating chit-chat, will lead to an extremely pleasant get-together.
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Standard Pack
 
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Here are the details for Booking this Greek experience

  • Place:  Heraklion, Crete

  • Meeting Point: Eleftherias square: in front of Astoria Capsis Hotel

  • Standard Pack - Duration: 6 hours

Timetable: 9.00-12.00 (excursion), 19.00-22.00 (BBQ)

Price:  60 euros per person

  • Deluxe Pack - Duration: 13 hours

Timetable: 9.00-18.00 (excursion), 18.00-22.00 (BBQ)

Price:  120 euros per person

  • Availability:  throughout the year

  • Group size: 4-12 persons groups

  • What’s SPECIAL about this experience: get to know the authentic greek food, hospitality and way of life, and listen to locals talk about Cretan traditions.

HOW to get the Standard Pack:  1. click on the  Book Now  and, then, the  Request Booking  buttons, below  

2. at the field Redeem Promo Code FILL-IN:  standard_pack   3. you automatically get the 50%  discount on the Deluxe Pack price

 

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