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Crete Shepherd Experience with Cheese Making and Food tasting

Crete, Greece
  • 4 hours (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

    Sample Menu

    Starter

    Fried lamb liver

    A tender, nutrient-dense offal dish characterized by its rich, earthy flavor and velvety texture, served with Cretan rusk

    Main

    "Ofto" lamb

    Ofto (antikritsto), is an ancient Cretan method of slow-roasting meat (usually lamb) around an open fire.

    Main

    Oftes patates

    A potato wrapped in foil and slowly roasted in the embers of a wood fire, developing a rich, smoky flavor and a wonderfully soft texture.

    Main

    Seasonal salad

    Traditional salad with lettuce, tomato, cucumber and onion

    Main

    Pasta with anthotyro

    Pasta cooked the traditional way, in meat broth with traditional "anthotyro" cheese (salty cheese for pasta)

    Main

    Anogiano anthogalo

    Traditional fresh cream cheese, like sour yogurt

    Main

    Kritharokouloura

    Traditional Cretan rusk

    Dessert

    Pites

    Traditional cheese pies with honey or sugar (prepared during the workshop), served with raki or Greek coffee, and seasonal fruit

    What's Included

    • Alcoholic Beverages
      Welcome drink with traditional raki. Wine aged at the family shelter or craft beer from local producers. For our little guests we offer orange juice.
    • Introduction to shepherd life, the location and its history
    • Lunch
      You can view our traditional Cretan menu, above. To request additional dishes, please contact us.
    • Hands-on lamb milking experience
    • Hands-on cheese-making workshop
    • Sheep shearing demonstration and participation
    • Cooking workshop (cretan traditional cheese pies)
    • Bottled water
      Fresh spring water, and bottled water
    • Free time to relax and enjoy the fresh mountain air of the Nida Plateau, with amazing views.
    • Private transportation
      Transfer (We will be happy to help you book your transfer to/from the meeting point -for Heraklion and Rethymno visitors. Please contact us after you book your experience)

    Meeting and Pickup

    Meeting point

    • 6R4P+P3, Anogia 740 51, Greece

      We'll meet you at the meeting point. The road leading to the meeting point is paved. From the meeting point until you reach the hut, the road becomes a mild dirt road. You either follow in your car to the hut, or you walk.

    End point

    This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    Operating hours
    .11:00 am

    What To Expect

    1

    Nida Plateau

    Additional Info

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Please let us know if any of the guests have food allergies
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers

    Cancellation Policy

    You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
    From
    -15%

    $190.12

    per person
    Was $223.67

    up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

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