Semi-Private Full Day Orthodox Monasteries and Traditional Villages with Lunch

Semi-Private Full Day Orthodox Monasteries and Traditional Villages with Lunch

Let your tour overflow with brilliant moments, because those are what will eventually turn into treasured memories.

On this semi-private small group tour, we will spend a day of the beaten tourist path on a religion, sightseeing and food tour. We will visit monasteries, stunning vistas, and more. Along the way, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive wine tasting with traditional Greek foods.

Then we will visit the beautiful park of Venizelos Tombs where you can admire the amazing panoramic view of the town of Chania.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Varipetro 731 00, Greece

Holy Monastery of Metamorfosis
The tour begins in the morning with our visit to the newly erected Holy Monastery of Metamorfosis in the area of Varipetro ideally located in the area which is a nature reserve. Here you will be taken on a guided tour of this impressive monastery – castle, learning how it was built a few years ago. The Byzantine architecture and surroundings are a true miracle of ecological engineering. You will also be introduced to other arts which flourish at the monastery such as iconography, marble sculpture, mosaics and embroidery.

Then, you will follow a scenic, stone carved trail accompanied by the fragrance of herbs and flowers, where we will talk about the local ecology and make a stop at the small cavern chapel of Saint Kallinikos.


Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: gorges of Theriso, Theriso, Crete Greece

Then will be travelling through the Gorge of Theriso with a breath-taking view of mountains and cliff climbs all the way. Also, we will enjoy the Cretan flora and fauna.

Inside the gorge we can stop for photographs.

Stop At: Theriso, Theriso, Chania Prefecture, Crete

After about half an hour, you arrive in the square of the village where you will be greeted by the imposing statue of Eleftherios Venizelos, perhaps the most important politician of Greece.

The village is a very popular gastronomic destination to locals and visitors who love traditional food of high quality.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Holy Trinity Monastery (Agia Triada), Akrotiri, Crete 731 00 Greece

The Monastery of Agia Triada (Holy Trinity), or Tzagarolon Monastery as it is also known, is one of the most impressive monasteries you will see in Crete.
The monastery was built by the Venetian lords and brothers Jeremiah and Laurentius Tzagarolon.
The monastery’s Museum was created for the exposition of church icons and a collection of codices.

Along with the tour in the monastery and its Museum, the visitor can have a tour in the production areas of the unique organic olive oil, wine, honey, vinegar and soap of olive oil, all of great quality, produced and exported by the monks.

An amazing experience for wine lovers in a beautiful winery

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Venizelos Graves, Agorastaki 4, Chania Town, Crete 73133 Greece

The most popular spots offering a panoramic view of Chania are the Venizelos family tombs. The tombs are set in a pretty park with an uninterrupted view of Chania. Eleftherios Venizelos, one of the most important figures in modern. There we will enjoy a drink or a coffee which offers a wonderful view.

Duration: 45 minutes