Heraklion Food Stories Walking Tour with 8 local-favorite stops
Overview
Walk with us to experience Heraklion like a local and explore the best the city has to offer. Learn about the culinary culture and wander in local neighborhoods as you eat and sip your way through authentic Heraklion.
Highlights:
• Experience real Cretan food at 8 local-favourite stops away from the tourist crowds.
• Sample unique Cretan cheeses and learn how to become an authentic Cretan cheese-expert by selecting the best ones.
• Sample Heraklion’s bougatsa in a family-owned business that has been running since since 1920s.
• Taste the world famous Cretan olive oil and find out why it is considered one of the best in the world.
• Enjoy a glass of local wine and learn about the local wine making process that dates back to the Bronze Age.
• Sip a a freshly brewed traditional Greek coffee in a local kafeneion.
What's Included
- Taste traditional Greek coffee with a local pastry called bougatsa.
- Get personalized tips for the area's best bars and eateries.
- Enjoy some local Cretan wines and spirit in a family-run shop.
- Sit down for a local organic meat dish.
- PRIVATE TOUR Exclusive: enjoy the comfort of pick-up and drop-off at your stay.
- Sample olives, rusks, olive oil, local cheese and traditional sweets.
- Experience the city with our passionate, English-speaking local guide.
- Additional food and drink
- Small group tour option excluded hotel pick up
- Tips & gratuities for your guide
Meeting Location
Plateia Eleftherias
Iraklio 712 01, Greece
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
I. Merineli 2
Iraklio 712 02, Greece
What To Expect
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Liberty (eleftherias) Square
30 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Heraklion
30 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Heraklion Central Market
1 hour Admission Ticket Free
Old Venetian Harbor of Heraklion
2 hours Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- How you help the local community by joining this tour: - During this tour, you sample locally-sourced food from Crete’s villages, farmers, and stock-breeders. - On this tour, you meet a local greengrocer, cheesemonger, butcher, and fishmonger, and other family-owned businesses that sell their own Cretan-only products. - By joining this tour, you are supporting a 100-year-old local bakery so it can keep flourishing and serving authentic local delicacies.
- Food Allergies: Unless you suffer from multiple, combined food allergies, or unless you are a vegan, we will figure it out. Vegetarians are welcome on all tours. Please wear comfortable shoes for walking.
- In general, there are few dress restrictions in Europe and dress codes are similar to those you are used to at home. Please note though that in many churches modest dress is required; no shorts or skimpy tops are permitted.
- If you are happy with the services provided by your local guides a tip – though not compulsory – is appropriate. While it may not be customary to you, it is of great significance to the people who will take care of you during your travels, inspires excellent service, and is an entrenched feature of the tourism industry. Please consider this when budgeting for your extra expenses on this tour.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (8)
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (EET).
- Taste traditional Greek coffee with a local pastry called bougatsa.
- Get personalized tips for the area's best bars and eateries.
- Enjoy some local Cretan wines and spirit in a family-run shop.
- Sit down for a local organic meat dish.
- PRIVATE TOUR Exclusive: enjoy the comfort of pick-up and drop-off at your stay.
- Sample olives, rusks, olive oil, local cheese and traditional sweets.
- Experience the city with our passionate, English-speaking local guide.
- Additional food and drink.
- Small group tour option excluded hotel pick up.
- Tips & gratuities for your guide.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Heraklion Food Stories Walking Tour with 8 local-favorite stops is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Taste traditional Greek coffee with a local pastry called bougatsa.
- Get personalized tips for the area's best bars and eateries.
- Enjoy some local Cretan wines and spirit in a family-run shop.
- Sit down for a local organic meat dish.
- PRIVATE TOUR Exclusive: enjoy the comfort of pick-up and drop-off at your stay.
- Sample olives, rusks, olive oil, local cheese and traditional sweets.
- Experience the city with our passionate, English-speaking local guide.
- Additional food and drink
- Small group tour option excluded hotel pick up
- Tips & gratuities for your guide
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- How you help the local community by joining this tour: - During this tour, you sample locally-sourced food from Crete’s villages, farmers, and stock-breeders. - On this tour, you meet a local greengrocer, cheesemonger, butcher, and fishmonger, and other family-owned businesses that sell their own Cretan-only products. - By joining this tour, you are supporting a 100-year-old local bakery so it can keep flourishing and serving authentic local delicacies.
- Food Allergies: Unless you suffer from multiple, combined food allergies, or unless you are a vegan, we will figure it out. Vegetarians are welcome on all tours. Please wear comfortable shoes for walking.
- In general, there are few dress restrictions in Europe and dress codes are similar to those you are used to at home. Please note though that in many churches modest dress is required; no shorts or skimpy tops are permitted.
- If you are happy with the services provided by your local guides a tip – though not compulsory – is appropriate. While it may not be customary to you, it is of great significance to the people who will take care of you during your travels, inspires excellent service, and is an entrenched feature of the tourism industry. Please consider this when budgeting for your extra expenses on this tour.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
