Con milenios de experiencia a sus espaldas, no es de extrañar que los cretenses produzcan uno de los mejores aceites de oliva del mundo. Apreciará el vínculo eterno entre los cretenses y sus venerados olivos mientras recorre la larga herencia del cultivo del olivo en la isla. A las afueras del pueblo de Kritsa, en las colinas del este de Creta, seguirá a Nikos Plevritakis en un breve paseo hasta sus olivares, donde algunos árboles tienen entre 600 y 800 años, y aprenderá sobre el cultivo del olivo de la mano de un auténtico especialista.
A la sombra de los olivos, podrá degustar el raki local conocido como "tsikoudia" con aceitunas para picar mientras habla de la importancia cultural y social del cultivo del olivo en Creta.
A continuación, visitaremos una fábrica cooperativa local para ver de cerca cómo se transforman las aceitunas en aceite de oliva de primera calidad. De vuelta a la Ruta del Olivo, aproveche la oportunidad para degustar higos, almendras y uvas frescas, ver lo que cultiva la población local y descubrir todo sobre el estilo de vida y la dieta cretenses.
Después, en una granja de olivos, podrá degustar aceitunas, tomates frescos y raki antes de comenzar la cata de aceite de oliva, una gran oportunidad para aprender a catar aceites como un profesional y comparar los perfiles de sabor de las distintas variedades.
Termine el día con una clase de cocina sobre las distintas formas de utilizar el aceite de oliva en la cocina cretense. Se servirán platos auténticos, como el tzatziki y la ensalada griega, y descubrirá por qué la dieta tradicional cretense es tan beneficiosa para la salud y la longevidad.
Nat Geo Day Tour: La milenaria historia del aceite de oliva
- Explore el legado vivo de la perdurable relación entre el olivo y la civilización humana, que impregna la vida cotidiana en el Mediterráneo.
- Únase a Nikos Plevritakis, catador de aceite de oliva, residente en Creta y especialista en agricultura, que compartirá una perspectiva poco común, entre bastidores, de la agricultura sostenible, y sus recetas cretenses favoritas.
- Visite una cooperativa local de aceite de oliva, descubra de primera mano cómo las aceitunas se convierten en un aceite de primera clase y participe en una cata profesional de aceite de oliva, experimentando con su paladar y compartiendo sus impresiones.
- Disfrute de un pintoresco paseo entre los jardines locales, probando la fruta de la región y aprendiendo sobre los hábitos dietéticos cretenses.
- Participe en una clase de cocina sobre las distintas formas de utilizar el aceite de oliva en la cocina cretense y descubra por qué la dieta tradicional cretense es tan beneficiosa para la salud y la longevidad.
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La opinión de otros usuarios sobre esta experiencia
Basado en 63 valoraciones de clientes reales
Janina & Brigitte
De Alemania - mayo de 2025Viajó en pareja
18 - 24 años
Excelente
Valoración global5/5
Es war eine wunderbare & lehrreiche Tour, die wir auf jeden Fall weiterempfehlen würden! Rena, Nikos & Jannis sind mit so viel Herzblut dabei, das spü ...
C.Hartmann
De Estados Unidos de América - abril de 2025Viajó en pareja
18 - 24 años
Excelente
Valoración global5/5
Norbert
De Estados Unidos de América - abril de 2025Viajó en pareja
45 - 54 años
Excelente
Valoración global5/5
Es war ein sehr schönes Erlebnis mit netten Gastgebern und einer sehr guten Reiseleitung. Dazu sehr informativ. Wir würden die Tour jederzeit wieder m ...
Peter und Petra
De Estados Unidos de América - abril de 2025Viajó en pareja
45 - 54 años
Excelente
Valoración global5/5
Die sympathische Reiseleiterin Rena erzählte uns auf der Fahrt vieles über Geschichte, griechische Mythologie, Land und Leute. In der Ölfabrik überset ...
Mike und Ina
De Estados Unidos de América - abril de 2025Viajó en pareja
35 - 44 años
Excelente
Valoración global5/5
Sehr freundliche Gastgeber, hilfsbereit in englisch und deutsch, lustig und vor allem kompetent in Sachen Oliven und Kreta, empfehlenswert
Jens
De Estados Unidos de América - noviembre de 2024Viajó en pareja
35 - 44 años
Excelente
Valoración global5/5
Fachkundige Experten, gut organisiert, gesellige Atmosphäre.
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