Minoan Tastes

DETAILED TOUR TIMELINE

• Visit the Minoan Palace of Malia

  This Experience is designed especially for youth and family.

  Your day will start with a visit of Malia Minoan palace, the third biggest Minoan palace of the island and the residence of the Mythical King Sarpidon, the brother of Minos of Knossos. The palace is a beautiful site, sharing a labyrinth architecture as all Minoan centers of Crete. Moreover, it is comfortable and easy to explore, and not that busy during the hot summer months.

  Your tour in the palace will reveal the Cretan Labyrinth from a mythological and historical point of view. It focuses on making the story interesting and engaging, but also clear and easy to understand for our little friends.

  This experience binds the ancient Myths with the everyday life of the Minoans in the palace. It offers an experiential trip in time, through interactive features, pictures, sounds and images.

• Minoan - Style Cooking Class

  You will attend an introductory presentation of the Minoan cuisine around the hearth fire. The class will be taught by an Archaeologist and Scholar of Minoan Cooking vessels.

  For the rest of your culinary adventure, you will make Minoan-style lentils in the ceramic pots and bake pita flavored with herbs or dried fruits. Do you wish to make pita too?! You are welcome to do so!

• About this Culinary Experience

  In order to ensure the highest quality of food and the most well rounded menu, we provide a program that is comprised of ancient tastes from the land and sea. All dietary restrictions are honored, but need to be requested 72 hours before the event.

  All dishes are cooked in clay pots over a hearth fire.

  Foods cooked are fresh, seasonal and locally produced.

  Baking flavored or unflavored flat bread – Your choice when you are the baker!

• Enjoy a 3 three course meal by the fire out of ceramic pots

  This will be a three course meal by the fire out of ceramic pots.

  Your party will be having a served family-style meal, meaning that everyone is enjoying:

  A Selection of Cretan cheeses and olives

  Lentils flavored with herbs and honey, also topped off with olive oil

  Pork simmered in wine and finished with either aromatic herbs and fruit or a savory seasonal sauce

  Octopus or calamari simmered in wine with onions and tossed with olive oil and aromatic herbs

  Cretan teas and your choice of either Cretan white or red wine

  Light seasonal sweet

• Paint with the Minoan-style designs, copies of Minoan Pots

  A fabulous activity that children and adults enjoy! We will provide the Minoan-style designs, the colors of paint to be used and the ceramic pots. You will just learn, paint and enjoy! Last but not least, you can take home the vessels that you paint!

  

• Tour Inclusions

  A licensed Tourist Guide

  A premium class Vehicle with a professional Driver

  The Minoan Cooking Experience

  Your Meal

  The Pottery Painting

• Tour Exclusions

  Your entrance tickets for Malia Palace

• Half Day Option

  The above experience can also be offered as a half day tour. Ask us about this option!