GREECE
The Greek classics.
The 10 most popular farms tours in Greece, with what each one is really like on the day, who runs it, and what it costs.
4-hour Mykonos countryside tour with pickup: Ano Mera monastery, Spiti farm lunch with wine, panoramic photo stops, and quiet beach views.
“Very good tour. Christina was excellent with the perfect blend of knowledge & humour. Farm was a pleasure to visit & to lunch at.”
Guided day trip across the Lassithi Plateau: Vidiani Monastery, Zeus Cave at Psychro, Krasi, and an olive mill tasting with optional lunch.
“Packed day but not too rushed. Saw lots of interesting places and our guide was very informative.”
Tour Kleanthi Olive Farm in Skalani: ancient grove walk, modern mill visit, and a generous olive oil tasting with local Cretan bites for about $23.
“Our guide was excellent. The group was small. Everything was explained well. It began with a walk amongst the olive trees explaining the different varieties, harvesting and tree pruning methods. Then we went into the factory and were told about the pressing process and shown the machinery. Then we watched a short video. Finally we…”
Lassithi Plateau in one day: Vidiani Monastery, Cave of Zeus, Krasi plane tree, olive mill farm lunch option, then guided Knossos.
“we had such an amazing day! our guide was fantastic, I loved everything. amazing food at the olive farm. highly recommended.”
Farm-to-table cooking at Perivoli Farm near Melanes: meet animals, tour olive groves, taste olive oil, and cook Naxian dishes over a wood fire.
“The hosts were welcoming and our guide, Tina, did a great job of making us feel at home. We learned a lot about Greek food and enjoyed an incredible meal. It was a lovely, peaceful environment.”
Wood-fire cooking and farm-to-table produce in Melanes, Naxos. Tour animals, olives, potatoes, then cook traditional dishes and eat well.
“Everything about our tour was amazing! The food, the location and the people couldn’t have been any more perfect! Thank you, Niko, for such a memorable time!”
Tour a 5th-generation Cretan farm: olive grove lessons, tools and harvesting, dragon fruit samples, and olive oil tasting for $9.
“Much information on the history of the dragon fruit in Greece. It’s a very new product and I knew nothing about it. Also much information about the 2500 olive trees onsite. A lovely snack of breads, olive oils, dragon fruit tea, honey and yogurt presented in a beautiful setting overlooking the orchard. Was relaxing and…”
Mykonos farm wine tasting with a sommelier-guided flight of four local wines, plus snack and round-trip pickup. 3 hours, small group.
“We chose to be picked up that was great. The farm was amazing we met dog cats saw hens and a donkey. The vineyard was great and our tasting area was well designed. Peter our host was fabulous. So knowledgeable about wine and the greek history of wine he interacted with us and made it…”
Milk goats and sheep, make Cretan cheese, then taste feta, graviera, Tyromalama, yogurt and raki at a family farm in Crete.
“Great visiting ! The cheese is really really good !”
A hands-on Santorini farm-to-table cooking class plus wine tastings, ending with a Megalochori village walk through the kadounia maze.
“Absolutely amazing experience! Anna was extremely friendly and knowledgeable about the local farming process. The wine was very good (even though I’m not a wine drinker) and the food was delicious! By far the most fun we had while in Santorini. Anna even gave us our own Greek names. I would highly recommend this tour…”
