Olijfolie Proeverij

Very good value for money. Our guide Eleanor was a great source of information. We were told about the oil production first outside under some shade, then looking at an olive tree then finally in their production room. Dry small scale but perfectly formed. Lastly we tasted some oils. It was really interesting. Probably Not great for under 10s but great for all other ages. We really enjoyed it (and got all of our gifts in the shop afterwards!).

Des explications très instructives, le tout dans une très belle joie de vivre! Nous avons eu l'occasion de tester différentes huiles et autres avec de bonne explications comment les découvrir en bouche. Je recommande!

When we looked for something different to do on our first visit to Crete we fell in love with the idea of an olive oil tasting. The olive mill isn’t far from Heraklion (a few kms from Knossos) in the heart of agricultural land. Definitely use a sat nav to guide you here, it’s worth it. Elena, our guide, warmly welcomed us into shaded seats on the courtyard where she told us all about olive farming in Crete, took us to see one of their olive trees (nearby as I am currently using a stick to aid my walking) and then gave us a guided tour of their mill, explaining their traditional and organic process. This was hugely informative and she welcomed questions from our small group. We then got shown how to taste olive oil like a professional and grade it on fruitiness, bitterness and spiciness. We had the opportunity not o my to taste their 3 very excellent olive oils, but also some flavoured oil, a delicious local balsamic vinegar and a grape sugar syrup called petimezi. Needless to say we did buy some of the produce at their shop before heading onwards. This is a great value tour, led by informative guides and I’d recommend it to anyone visiting the Heraklion area.