Historic Food and Wine Routes from the Minoan Period to TodayAvailable Dates: June 6 to 14, 2011
An 8-day program designed for professional researchers and serious enthusiasts of archeology, agroecology, botany and cuisine. Explore Crete's cultural and natural treasures with resident specialists. Enjoy low and medium-level hiking during the journey, just as our ancestors traveled. Stay in small family-run lodging in the regions we will explore to support community-based sustainable tourism. Discover a taste of Crete’s fascinating heritage while supporting important grassroots initiatives of the present. Our professionally guided tours, presentations and hikes are private and customized for our small group of 12 attendees.
Program Highlights :
History:
* Join resident licensed historians for private tours of the Historic Sites of Knossos, Festos and Gortyna
* Join Professor Donald Haggis at the archaeological site of Azoria where excavation work is in progress
Music: Visit the Labyrinth Traditional Musical Instrument Museum
Traditional Cuisine: Dinners and demos featuring regional specialties from wild and cultivated sources
Organic Wine: Visit several gorgeous organic vineyards for presentations on indigenous varietals
Botany and Geology: Explore Crete's beautiful and wild countryside with resident ecologists
Locations:
Days 1 and 2: Heraklion Area, North-Central Crete
A taste of Minoan culture, traditional music, botany, organic food and wine.
Days 3 to 5: South-Central Region and Coast
Visit Festos and Gortyna, organic farms and a fantastic organic winery.
Days 6 to 8: Eastern Mountains and Coast
Explore the Azoria Project, an archaeological site- excavation in progress, and other historic sites, farms, vineyards
and hamlets with Professor Donald Haggis and the research team.
Day 9: Travel day.
for more info: http://www.cookingincrete.com/CCS-Historic-Food-and-Wine-Routes-Seminars-2011.html
An 8-day program designed for professional researchers and serious enthusiasts of archeology, agroecology, botany and cuisine. Explore Crete's cultural and natural treasures with resident specialists. Enjoy low and medium-level hiking during the journey, just as our ancestors traveled. Stay in small family-run lodging in the regions we will explore to support community-based sustainable tourism. Discover a taste of Crete’s fascinating heritage while supporting important grassroots initiatives of the present. Our professionally guided tours, presentations and hikes are private and customized for our small group of 12 attendees.
Program Highlights :
History:
* Join resident licensed historians for private tours of the Historic Sites of Knossos, Festos and Gortyna
* Join Professor Donald Haggis at the archaeological site of Azoria where excavation work is in progress
Music: Visit the Labyrinth Traditional Musical Instrument Museum
Traditional Cuisine: Dinners and demos featuring regional specialties from wild and cultivated sources
Organic Wine: Visit several gorgeous organic vineyards for presentations on indigenous varietals
Botany and Geology: Explore Crete's beautiful and wild countryside with resident ecologists
Locations:
Days 1 and 2: Heraklion Area, North-Central Crete
A taste of Minoan culture, traditional music, botany, organic food and wine.
Days 3 to 5: South-Central Region and Coast
Visit Festos and Gortyna, organic farms and a fantastic organic winery.
Days 6 to 8: Eastern Mountains and Coast
Explore the Azoria Project, an archaeological site- excavation in progress, and other historic sites, farms, vineyards
and hamlets with Professor Donald Haggis and the research team.
Day 9: Travel day.
for more info: http://www.cookingincrete.com/CCS-Historic-Food-and-Wine-Routes-Seminars-2011.html
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