Tour & Tasting

Get to know the world of the olive and the bee!

The tour and tasting take place inside and around an old stone oil mill that we inherited from our ancestors, turning it into a fully modernized oil mill with the latest technology of cold pressing olive fruit machines. Our honey production facilities are equipped with a modern honey standardization line, specially designed to make sure our final product is not loosing any of its original nutrients.

Our journey begins with the presentation of the bees, illustrating you how a beehive works and revealing some of honeys secrets. Then we will visit an olive grove giving you an idea about olive harvest in Crete and afterwards we will continue our tour inside the olive mill. Here a detailed explanation of the cold extraction process will be given and you will hear many new facts about the green treasure of Crete. Your experience with us will be completed outside the olive mill by tasting all our products in our specially designed area overlooking the mountain plain.

Try and enjoy eight different varieties of honey (blossom, citrus & orange blossom, thyme, thyme & other herbs, heather, carob, arbutus and pine) of the Papagiannakis family production and the extra virgin olive oil from its own olive groves.

Simple tasting

The simple tasting consists of all varieties of honey, extra virgin olive oil and olives, accompanied by cretan rusks and bread sticks, and takes place in our specially designed outdoor area.

Cost

Free

Πλήρης γευσιγνωσία

Η γευσιγνωσία αποτελείται από όλες τις ποικιλίες μελιού (ανθέων, άνθη πορτοκαλιάς, θυμάρι και άλλα βότανα, θυμαρίσιο, ερείκης, χαρουπιάς, πεύκου και κουμαριάς), συνοδευόμενο από κέρασμα, το οποίο περιέχει παξιμάδια, κριτσίνια, ντομάτες, ελιές παστές (αλατσολιές), γραβιέρα Κρήτης, γύρη, κερήθρα και τσικουδιά.

Cost

5.00€ / άτομο
(προτείνεται για 4 άτομα)

Tour & tasting

The tour begins with the presentation of the beehive as well as with an analysis of its operation. We will learn about the life cycle of bees, the floral abundance of Crete, the role of the beekeeper and his equipment and the incredible properties of honey for the human body.

After that a visit to an olive grove follows to learn about the harvest, and you will be taken inside the old stone building which accommodates our modernized olive mill where the process of olive oil extraction will be explained and some secrets of the green treasure of Crete will surprise you.

Your tasting tour ends outside the olive mill by tasting all our products in our specially designed area overlooking the mountain plain.

Taste and enjoy the extra virgin olive oil and eight different varieties of honey (blossom, citrus & orange blossom, thyme, thyme & other herbs, heather, carob, arbutus and pine) produced by Papagiannakis family, accompanied by a treat, which contains Cretan rusks, bread sticks, tomatoes, salted olives, Cretan Graviera, pollen, honeycomb and Tsikoudia.

Duration

~ 45 minutes

Tours period

April to October

Hours

Monday to Saturday: 10:00 - 20:00
(by appointment)

Cost

15.00€ / άτομο
*children under 15: free

*For groups over 5 people, the cost is adjusted

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