Greece Trip Overview
Getting lost in a maze of cobblestone streets and whitewashed walls, meet the fascinating People and the Culture of Crete.
This journey through the villages forgotten by time in the mountainous inner parts,see and smell orange blossoms, olive groves, cypresses, pine-trees and a profusion of wild flowers.
Feel like royalty in the welcoming embrace of locals, whose willingness to express their philoxenia always involves the invitation to share a feast.
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Duration: 7 to 8 hours
Starts: Greece, Greece
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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Getting lost in a maze of cobblestone streets and whitewashed walls, meet the fascinating People and the Culture of Crete.
This journey through the villages forgotten by time in the mountainous inner parts,see and smell orange blossoms, olive groves, cypresses, pine-trees and a profusion of wild flowers.
Feel like royalty in the welcoming embrace of locals, whose willingness to express their philoxenia always involves the invitation to share a feast.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Monastery of Arkadi, Arkadi, Rethymnon, Crete 74100 Greece
Admire the history and Venetian baroque architecture of Arkadi monastery, located in the scenic surrounding of vineyards
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Archea Eleftherna, Archea Eleftherna, Rethymnon Prefecture, Crete
Learn about the ancient Greco-Roman town of Eleftherna at Crete.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Margarites, Margarites, Rethymnon Prefecture, Crete
A village with Venetian roots, mentioned by sixteenth-century travellers and the most important and well-known pottery center of Crete since Minoans era .
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Meronas, Meronas, Rethymnon Prefecture, Crete
Meronas village built amphitheatrically, it offers an unobstructed view into the high green oasis of the Amari Valley and the mountainous bulk of Psiloritis.
have a special tour in one of the village chapels to see the unique frescoes from 13th century. Meet the village lady in traditional cafeneio.
Lunch at a hand-picked, truly authentic family tavern
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Spili, Spili, Agios Vasileios Municipality, Rethymnon Prefecture, Crete
Spili built at the foot of Voriza Mountain.Due to its fabulous location offers an astonishing view to the sea and the entire surrounding filled with trees, fountains, springs and chapels and churches with wonderful murals.
Duration: 1 hour