Greece · OLIVE OIL TASTINGS
You learn more in an hour at a mill than in a lifetime of supermarket labels. The 15 below visit working groves and presses, priced, timed and clear on how much of it is tasting and how much is lunch.
Explore Crete beyond Heraklion with Knossos, Zeus Cave, mountain villages, olive oil tasting, scenic views, and local food.
“Stravos was soooooo good. He was funny and very knowledge about everything. He makes his own olive oil and we even drank wine and picked fresh strawberries to eat while on the tour! I could not recommend enough!!!!!!”
Tour Corfu’s Governor Olive Mill, walk ancient groves, taste award-winning oils, and learn how to spot genuine extra virgin olive oil.
“Fantastic tour from beginning to end. Lots of interesting facts with olive oil tasting. I would 100% recommend this tour.”
Explore rural Crete from Chania with olive oil, cheese, honey, bakery, and wine tastings, plus the ancient Olive Tree of Vouves.
“The guide was excellent, loved all the details she provided. Enjoyed the tastings and the pies from the bakery”
Explore ancient olive groves near Heraklion, see modern oil production, and enjoy a generous tasting of Cretan food for $23.
“Our host Mary was AMAZING — friendly, informative, and super helpful. The information about olive growing and olive oil production was fascinating, the automated pressing machines were neat, AND THEN CAME THE TASTING! Yummy bread, cheese, yogurt, ham, honey, herbs, and some of the best olive oil I’ve tasted. We had enough that it counted as lunch for us. Of course we had to buy some oil and things to take home for a good memory. This was an excellent value. Also, easy to get to by taxi from the cruise port. Kleanthi, you guys rock. I hope to come back someday.”
Explore Crete’s mountain villages, Zeus Cave, olive oil farms, windmills, and local food on a full-day tour from Agios Nikolaos.
“Very nice views in the mountains. Would not have gone there myself. Visited lots of places and got information about local life.”
Taste Cretan wines and olive oils, visit family wineries, see a 3,000-year-old olive tree, and enjoy snacks on a six-hour tour from Chania.
“We had a great time! Our driver and guide was very friendly and shared a lot of interesting facts about Crete and local life. The wine tasting locations were very atmospheric and beautiful! We tried 5 wines at a family winery, then saw how olive oil is made and a chance to taste and buy delicious oil, and then we had another 5 wines. The pace, the timing and order of the activities were just perfect!”
Review of Crete’s Knossos and Lasithi tour, with monastery, villages, olive farm, eco park, transport tips, costs, and honest drawbacks.
“Our guide was great! Very knowledgeable and wonderful storyteller. Kept my 11 year old son engaged and he is NOT a history buff. The hike to the cave was challenging! But worth the effort. The place we ate lunch was ok but not the best. Knossos was well worth every minute!”
Tour Terra Creta’s modern olive mill near Chania, taste three Cretan oils, learn storage tips, and shop travel-friendly local products for $11.
“Very nice tour with simple and clear explanations of olive oil industry; farming and processing. Big thanks to Katerina.”
Taste Crete through olive oil, wine, raki, village food, and pottery on an 8-hour small-group tour from $141.
“WOW! This tour was everything we’d hoped it would be and more. George (Yorgos) was our tour guide and his knowledge of the island, the history, wine making, olive oil production, pottery production, local life and customs, and his warmth and friendliness were astounding. The places we visited were fantastic - off the beaten path and 100% local, no tourist traps in sight! We would never have known about or found this places if Yorgos hadn’t taken us there on the tour. We finished the day feeling our knowledge and appreciation for this island and its incredible people has deepened into warm affection. If you’re looking for a tour on…”
Cook five Cretan dishes with Marianna and Stella, taste farm olive oil, share wine under the olive trees, and take home recipes and leftovers.
“Best experience!! We had a group of 8- ages between 12 and 78. Everyone loved the cooking class. We made so much delicious food. Marianna and Stella were amazing teachers and when it was time for class to be over we were sad to leave their company.”
Explore Kournas Lake and Argyroupolis from Rethymnon with olive oil tasting, springs, swimming, local food, and friendly guides.
“An excellent trip with excellent tour guide and driver, prompt collections, plenty of time to see everything, cannot fault it at all, no room for improvement as it was top quality. Can def recommend the taverna on the top of the hill before the descent to the lake, amazing food!”
Tour Corfu’s Governor Olive Mill, taste award-winning EVOO, visit a 1,500-year-old olive tree, and learn to spot quality oil.
“One of the best experiences in Corfu. Amazing guide Maria 🫶.”
Review of Corfu’s Greek cooking class, market walk, olive grove, family meal, and oil tasting, with practical advice on price and transport.
“We had a very interesting and enjoyable day! The day started with a visit to the local fish market guided by Yorgos who told us all about the city and Corfu culture along the way. Afterwards we went to the country house where he and his family had prepared a cooking lesson with the products we purchased. We learned to prepare a complete dinner and were of course allowed to enjoy it ourselves afterwards. In between we were given a tour of the old olive mill and we tasted olive oil. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to delve deeper into the cultureRead more”
Explore Crete beyond Chania with ancient olive trees, wine and olive oil tastings, off-road mountain roads, and a memorable Milia lunch.
“Dino was a great tour guide, kept us entertained, provided lots of information on Crete, wine, and olive oil and was very accommodating. Food was fantastic and I would highly recommend this tour.”
Cook a three-course Cretan meal, taste farm olive oil, and share wine with a welcoming mother-and-daughter team near Moires.
“This was possibly the best experience my boyfriend & I have had in over 7 years of traveling. It was impossible to fall more in love with the instructors, both mother & daughter captured our hearts both in instruction and in food. I booked this cooking class weeks before our hotel, and so we ended up an hour and a half drive from Elounda Crete, and I don’t regret anything! It was a bit of a drive and was a bit dark driving back, but the warm feeling we left in our belly’s and our hearts carried us through. Some told us we could just do a cooking class here…”
Pick a coastline, a ruin or a kitchen.
