Vacation rentals in Heraklion

We offer cooking lessons in Krousonas village. The programme last at least 4 - 6 hours. Firstly we will make a welcoming introduction with a glass of raki to the traditional way of Cretan life with our handmade folk exhibition which also include kids activities. We will see items and gagdets from a past era and we are here to answer all your questions about the way of life 100 years ago. In continue when you choose menu (vegan or not) we write down our ingredients and we go to gather our organic vegetables from our orchard, you wiil have time to explore nature, breath fresh air, learn important information about the plant and of course live the experience cutting the fresh vegetables and fruit. When we collect our vegetables , we learn how we use every ingredient in our kitchen, how does it help our health, about the appropriate quantities we use anf we start to how prepare our meal and how we cook. You will learn all the secrets of cretan cuisine with us . (It depends from the season you can also taste and watch the production of cheese.) When the meal is ready you can enjoy it in our veranda relaxing with the amazing view. A travel to history, nature and cretan cuisine.Dont forget to wear comfortable shoes and clothes because the lessons become under the shadow of the grapevine. Live as a local for a day!! Other things to note Baxes is up to the road, has many flowers and plants and it is outside from the village Krousonas.When you come from Heraclion is on your right side, when you come from Krousonas village is from left

The first place that you will visit is the palace of Knossos. During the guided tour, you will: *Discover Knossos, the capital of Minoan Crete, considered Europe’s oldest city. *Hear about the island's long history. * Learn about the peak of the Minoan culture in 2000 B.C. *Hear about the first palace of Knossos, erected shortly after the Pyramids of Egypt and the Stonehenge, and how the happy life of Knossos residents came to an abrupt end in 1700 B.C. when a catastrophic earthquake destroyed the palace. *Delve into the mythology of Minoan culture, and hear about the elaborate labyrinth built to contain the Queen’s son, the half-man half-bull monster called Minotaur. *Hear the story of Sir Arthur Evans, a British archaeologist who excavated and studied the Palace of Knossos for more than 30 years so that today's guests can appreciate the grandeur and complexity of the palace and get a glimpse of the most important palace of the Minoans, Europe’s first advanced and highly sophisticated culture. After Knossos palace, you will have a guided tour of Heraklion's Archaeological Museum, where the Minoan antiquities are kept. Afterward, I will take you on a guided tour of the city center. Other things to note: The entrance tickets are always extra. There is a reduction or free ticket for specific categories. With me, you skip the line.

every day we organize safari with quad and jeep. Our Adventure Starts from the small village of Karteros, where we will have a 25 minute breafing on safety and instructions on operating ATVs. Then we will ride up the mountains of Karteros and visit the uncharted Labyrinth cave, (Quad) from where we will continue our way past Prasa village to Skalani, riding through vineyards and olive groves. Our next stop will be in the forest near the church of St.Irene, where we will visit the old church and enjoy the countryside. We will continue to the Mt. Juktas Ecological Park in Archanes, an extrodinary archeological site of Fourni where we will see the Municipal Contemporary Theater and enjoy the panoramic views. We’ll have lunch at an original Greek tavern. After we will continue our route and explore the Gorge of Karteros (Jeep). All the way through our journey we will have the opportunity to take photos at some of Crete’s most amazing scenery, and our guide will share information about each location we visit. To finish our adventure, we will make our last stop at Karteros beach for a swim and after, return to the starting pointe. necessary condition,because the quads are large In size and large in cubic that's why in each quad will enter two people, e.g booked by 1 or 2 people will be in one quad, 3 or 4 people in 2 quad etc. Other things to note necessary condition, in each quad will enter two people, e.g booked by 2 people will be in one quad, 4 people in 2 quad etc.

More useful now than ever!! Let's create together our own handmade traditional Cretan soap that will protect us from the CORONA virus and many other pathogenic microorganisms, without using harmful chemicals! Come with me to travel back to the time when Cretan people used to make their own Traditional Homemade Cretan Soap, using only Extra Virgin Olive Oil! Together we can make our own traditional soaps, using the recipe that my grandmother showed me, as she also learned from her mother. With my knowledge as a biochemist, we can try to develop these recipes to produce a better product, based on your needs! We will start from scratch, making soapy the raw materials and giving to our soap the features we will choose together, such as perfume, colour or shape. The olive oil we will use is collected and prepared by me and my family without any use of insecticides and other chemical preparations! Naturally, at the end you will take the soap - you will have made with your own hands - that will be ready the next day, as a souvenir to remember this unique experience as you take your shower!!! In addition, you can take the notes where every step is recorded all the way, if you wish to make your own soap at your place.! In this experience we will take all the safety measures against Covid-19 and we will follow all the guidelines based on the guidance from the WHO. Other things to note The whole procedure is completely safe even for young children and no specific knowledge is required on the subject. On the contrary, you will find it particularly educative and interesting!

These activities are organized for small teams or even bigger groups in different days and times according to the availability. The visitors prepare dishes like stuffed vine leaves, stuffed vegetables, porc with wine sauce, lamp with green beans, ntakos, tzatziki and sarikopites. At the end they receive the respective recipes and they taste the last products. The program can be adapted to several options of dishes and time.  The group is accompanied by me dressed in traditional uniform.