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2 hours
Cretan Wine Tasting onboard @ Heraklion Venetian Port
Uncork the secrets of Crete's most extraordinary wine heritage: A sensory voyage through generations of Mediterranean viticulture
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What to order at Ligo Krasi Ligo Thalassa
- Must order
- Seafood mezedes, then lobster spaghetti to share
- Signature dishes
- Lobster spaghetti, Seafood mezedes, Stuffed courgette flowers
- Editor tip
- The terrace looks over the harbour to the fortress, which is worth waiting for an outside table in summer.
Food experiences in Venetian Harbour
3 hours
Sunrise Balloon Flight with Breakfast - Lasithi Plateau
Watch the sun come up over the Lasithi Plateau from a hot air balloon, then celebrate back on the ground with sparkling wine and a real Greek breakfast. One of the bes...
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Private tour · 8 hours
From Heraklion: Premium Olive, Wine & Monastery Guided Tour
Explore Crete's rich history and flavors on a tour of Agarathos Monastery, an olive farm, and a boutique winery. Enjoy tastings, a local meal, and panoramic views.
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Location
Address: Lochagou Marineli & Mitsotaki, Plateia 18 Agglon, Iraklio 712 02, Heraklion
More restaurants in Heraklion
Kouzeineri ★ 4.2
Kouzeineri is the steak address in Heraklion, working charcoal near Agiou Titou square with pork hock, chicken wings and a long Greek wine list.
OrderPork hock, or a steak off the charcoal
TipTables sit out on Agiou Titou square, and those are the ones worth a booking.
Peskesi ★ 4.8
Peskesi cooks Cretan recipes from its own farm at Haraso inside a restored stone mansion in central Heraklion. Book ahead, the room fills nightly.
OrderSfakiano lamb, then the carob mousse to finish
TipAsk for the olive oil tasting. The kitchen is supplied by its own farm at Haraso, and the oils are poured alongside rusk.
Parasties ★ 4.6
Parasties runs an open wood fire opposite the Historical Museum in Heraklion, turning out smoked steak, big pork fillets and long-cooked Cretan plates.
OrderSmoked steak straight off the open wood fire
TipSit where you can see the open kitchen. Staff will walk you through a mostly Cretan wine list if you tell them what you ordered.
Merastri ★ 4.7
Merastri has cooked over a wood oven in Heraklion since 1998, closing lamb in the fire for hours and finishing pork fillet with staka and oven potatoes.
OrderArnaki ofto, milk-fed lamb held in the wood oven
TipDinner only from 18:00, and the courtyard tables go first at weekends. The Cretan list is worth an extra glass.
The Walls ★ 4.5
The Walls plates crab samosas, duck and sea bream in a garden inside the Venetian walls of Heraklion, the city's most composed modern Greek cooking.
OrderCrab-stuffed samosas, then the duck
TipThe dining room sits inside the Heraklion Tennis Club grounds by the Venetian walls, so allow time to find the gate.
Athali ★ 4.3
Athali cooks traditional Cretan food on the corner of Kydonias and Kapetan Charalampi in Heraklion, running from lunch through to one in the morning.
OrderWhatever the wood oven is holding that day
TipKydonias meets Kapetan Charalampi here, two minutes from Peskesi, so it is a useful fallback when that room is full.