Baxes Cretan Experience ★ 4.4
Four hours in the village of Krousonas outside Heraklion: a welcome drink, a museum and garden tour, harvesting vegetables from the taverna's own beds, then cooking and eating the results under the grapevine.
Parasties Cook with Us is a cooking class in Heraklion.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: Chandakos 81, Iraklio 712 02, Heraklion
Four hours in the village of Krousonas outside Heraklion: a welcome drink, a museum and garden tour, harvesting vegetables from the taverna's own beds, then cooking and eating the results under the grapevine.
A two-hour guided session at Peskesi in Heraklion that works through the building blocks of the Cretan table, why olive oil is treated as medicine, how wild greens became daily food, and why honey meets cheese.
Two hours on extra virgin olive oil at Peskesi in Heraklion, tasting through oils and pairing them with food so you can tell quality and defect apart before you buy a tin to take home from the island.