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Routaki car route 42 – ‘Margarites’

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About the Tour – You’ll have a chance to:

  • Enjoy beautiful views of Heraklion, the capital, and learn why this city is so special to locals
  • See immense wooden statues in the Wooden Sculptures Museum and get a sense of what you can create with olive wood
  • Experience a guided tour of the family-owned Gerarchakis Olive Oil Factory and see the liquid gold flow out of taps at the end
  • Visit the village of Veni where, from October to December, you can see raki being produced
  • Make your own pottery or buy a lovely souvenir in Margarites, after you visited the monastery

 

On this four-hour tour, designed to fill an entire day, I’ll also share insights into the exceptional quality of the olive oil, the musical instruments of Crete, and the customs and traditions of the Cretans.

Description

Discover Authentic Crete: Heraklion to Margarites via Anogeia and Axos

One more time – the highlights of Car route 42 – ‘Margarites’:

    • Shortly after starting, you’ll enjoy a fantastic view of the capital, Heraklion.
    • Drive through rugged terrain with beautiful canyon effects.
    • Various visitation opportunities in the Cretan mountain village of Anogia.
    • Explore the woodcarving museum in Axos.
    • Pass by a ‘Kazani,’ where Cretan schnapps Raki is made in November.
    • Option to descend into the Melidoni cave.
    • Take a free tour of the olive factory owned by the Parachakis family.
    • Visit the picturesque village of Margarites with its numerous pottery products.
    • Conclude your journey in the cozy fishing village of Panormos, featuring delightful terraces.
route 42 shows the constructions to make raisins
the wood carving museum in the village of Axos
route 42 margarites brings you along the melidoni cave

And all of this with the unique Routaki system. While you’re driving, your own smartphone ‘tells’ you various things via the RAGiF’s. These Routaki Audio Guide info Files provide you with interesting information about things you encounter along the way or general points of interest about Crete.

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