Winter Vacations in Chania, Crete November to March

Our day will start after breakfast. We will meet you at the lobby for our morning walk in the old town and the Venetian harbour of Chania. There are streets, buildings, high spots, neighbourhoods, monuments that only we, locals, know. We will walk together on the stone paths where the Venetians, the Ottomans, and the old Cretans lived and worked.

We will admire the incredible flower decorated neighbourhoods, learn about Cretan history, mythology and traditions, meet the locals and eat like locals. You’ll get a unique tour through the ages and explore the other side of the city. We will visit neighbourhoods like Topanas, Splantzia, Kolombo and Kasteli, high spots to admire the harbour’s panoramic view, traditional Cretan taverns, and magnificent buildings.

Also, we will visit the ancient ruins of the great Minoan city, Kydonia and the high walls of the Venetian moats, called ”Tafros”. The most important thing that you will learn from our tour is that in two hours you will tour and learn about five old civilizations, see their architecture, know about their culture and hear the history and tales of the ancient spirits! Then you will have some free time to walk around the town.

Today you will have the chance to relax at your hotel and explore your inner world through a Yoga session. Your yoga instructor will introduce you to the simple and easy way to start the session and make you understand the emotions and feelings hiding inside you. You’ll have the chance to use your charming hotel’s facilities and relax with a massage session. The rest of the day is free, and you can enjoy the town, shopping and the restaurant in your hotel for a meal.

It is a perfect day to get in touch with the local culture and a big part of it, the Cretan gastronomy. An organized cooking class in traditional Cretan recipes will take your breath away. Together we will prepare some traditional and delicious home-made dishes. Using only healthy bio and organic Cretan ingredients like extra-virgin olive oil, fresh vegetables picked from our garden, local meat, dairy products and the most aromatic herbs. We’ll also reveal the secrets of local herbs, how the Cretan olive oil affects people’s health and useful tips about the local products we will use. We will prepare a traditional Cretan recipe with our own hands, learn how we, Cretans, cook.

Imbros Gorge is the second most popular gorge on Crete after Samaria. It runs parallel to its ”big sister”, the Samaria Gorge, for 8 kilometres, and its narrowest part is just 1.60m wide. It takes around 2 to 3 hours to hike the gorge. The first 30 minutes of the hike is downhill through wildflower meadows, and the gorge is getting narrower along the way. After around 75 minutes, you’ll find yourself in the slimmest, most spectacular spot of the gorge. The walls of the gorge are less than 2 metres apart and tower 300 meters above. Imbros opens onto the sea at the village of Komitades, where we can relax over drinks at a taverna before continuing to the nearby village Chora Sfakion. There you have free time for swimming & lunch before we return to the city.

Today we will introduce you to the Cretan wine varieties through a delightful wine taste at your hotel’s restaurant. Travelling deep down the centuries, we submerge in the fertile soils of the Cretan land. Where the roots of ancient vineyards embrace the soil witch supported and raised civilizations of unforgotten eras. Their fruits, their essences have created the name of a robust product—the Cretan Wine. The roots of Crete’s winemakers are vast and deep. They produce indigenous Cretan varieties (Romeiko, Vidiano, Kotsifali, Pluto, Mantilari, Vilana, Dafni, Liatiko, Muscat of Spina and others) for centuries, having nothing to covet those of central Europe and the rest of the world. Through our wine taste, you will get to know and taste Cretan wine varieties, which will fill your palate with an unforgettable taste and highlight the best memories from our beautiful island.

Unfortunately, it’s time to say goodbye! Our driver will collect you from your hotel and drive you to the airport. We hope to see you again and share unique experiences and beautiful memories!