Heraklion for Foodies Private Tour: A Wealth of Cretan Gastronomy

What better way to experience Heraklion city than eating your way through it? Whether you are a passionate foodie or an intrepid traveler, this gastronomy tour will tantalise your senses! If you want to know where the locals go for unique Cretan dishes, away from tourist traps, then this is the tour for you. Walk through bustling Heraklion and try “bougatsa”, the best cream pie in the town. Explore the old market of the city through the medium of delicious local cheese; find out about the different varieties of Cretan cheese and its production with your expert food guide! Visit a traditional bakery and taste delicious Cretan pastries, such as “kalitsounia”.

Learn about the thousands of different Cretan herbs in an old fashioned herb shop and enjoy a reviving herbal tea from the Cretan mountains. Indulge in sweet loukoumades and traditional mini homemade pies. At a tucked away eatery you will devour local dishes, like apaki, a delicious smoked ham along with great wine. And our topping for the end of your culinary adventure? A meal of first class, fresh seafood in a lively seafood taverna by the venetian port of Heraklion. Sip on a refreshing ouzo whilst looking out across the blue Aegean sea. For afters? a traditional dessert with raki to end your culinary experience in Heraklion and leave you with the best memories in the city!