Heraklion Walk & Taste

• Duration

  Half Day

• Theme

  • Food & Cooking
  • Walking tours

• Group Type

  • Small Group

Heraklion, the Cretan capital, is considered to be the most vibrant city in Crete. Join the Heraklion Tasting and Sights Family Food Tour and get to know the city as it is now, but also how it used to be centuries ago, while under the Byzantine, Arab, Venetian, Turk, and pirate (yes, pirates!) dominance.

The Heraklion family walking tour starts from the “Freedom Square” aka Eleftherias Square, and continues through lesser-known streets and neighbourhoods. During this tour, you will be treated to a freshly brewed traditional Greek coffee and as you stroll through the local market, you will sample local products such as barley rusks (paximadia), olives and cheese, and chat with local shop owners.

From there, our family friendly guide will take you “back in time” with a walk atop Heraklion’s great Venetian wall fortifications for some of the best view of the city. Make sure you have your camera and capture how these walls divide the old city from the new city. You will then visit the lonesome tomb and monument of Nikos Kazantzakis, the author of Zorba the Greek, and discover what inspired him to write this book.

Moving on, we’ll walk along the pedestrian street, 25 August, admiring some of Heraklion’s major highlights, like St. Titus Cathedral and the Morosini Fountain in the heart of the city.

After our morning exploration, our Heraklion walking tour will end at a local favorite – a meze taverna – where you’ll dig in to a meze platter and sip local specialties like raki, the island’s famous (and strong) distilled spirit.

Highlight for kids:

Through our tour we visit a state of the art interactive venue where the children will learn through technological breakthroughs the local history and tales!

While in Heraklion do not miss the opportunity to book a Private Family friendly Guided Tour to Knossos , an amazing experience for the whole family. Our application Kids Love Knossos is the ideal way to introduce your kids to the legends and myths of the great minoan civilization.