This tour will give travelers the opportunity to explore many places at the Plateau of Lassithi such as the male Vidiani Monastery, the eco-park Lasinthos where the travelers may get acquainted with the local way of life and the traditional village of Krasi. Participants will also attend an interesting and very picturesque Olive Mill farm, where they will have guided tour of the area, getting acknowledged how olive oil, soap and local honey are being produced. Here we will continue with delicious lunch (extra cost) which will be prepared for the group.
Our day will end with a guided tour at the word wide famous Archaeological
Site of Knossos, the capital of ancient Minoan civilization, the first in Europe.
8:00 – 18:00
We will start collecting participants from pick-up points in the morning.
Depending on the place of your hotel/apartment the bus drive will differ.
Bus Drive from the last pick up: 50 minutes
Make a circle around the most famous Plateau Lassithi – the place where the main part of Cretan vegetables are being produced, the place that earlier was dewed by 1000 of wind mills (the remains of which we will see and today!), visit the Lasinthos eco-park and get acquainted with real Cretan way of life.
Bus Drive: 10 minutes
A small, male monastery located at the foot of Louloudaki Mountain will be our next stop.
Bus Drive: 15 minutes
This little traditional village with the beautiful freshwater springs and the oldest and biggest tree on
Crete, will be our first stop for about 20 minutes. Enjoy our time in Cretan nature!
Bus Drive: 25 minutes
There will be a short tour of the area to show how local products are being made followed by delicious lunch with big variety of local dishes
Please NOTE: The meal is not included.
Bus Drive: 1 hour
Leaving the beautiful region of Lasithi behind, our day will end at the Historical Site of Knossos. There
will be a guided tour for about 1hour as well as some free time to take photos of this unique
archaeological scenery.
Embarkation in the buses and drive back to the hotels where we gathered participants in the morning.
Depending on traffic and on the pick-up places of each one, the time of journey back to the hotel will differ.
Bus Drive from Knossos: 1 hour
