This private shore trip from Agios Nikolaos visits the traditional village of Arolithos, where you get a hands-on look at rural Cretan life from a bygone era. After meeting your guide, you travel west, passing through Heraklion, until you reach Arolithos, near the old road between Heraklion and Rethymnon.
As Crete modernized over the past several decades, small village life largely disappeared. Arolithos was built in the architectural style of an old Cretan village specifically to preserve the island's identity, including its culture, arts and cuisine. Walking its cobblestone streets, you visit workshops where artisans produce ceramics, weaving, wood carving and traditional bread, all using methods passed down from earlier generations.
In the village's small main square, you can stop at an authentic Greek coffee shop for a taste of raki, a traditional Cretan spirit often offered as a welcome drink. You also see the village's old church, historically the cultural, political and social center for its inhabitants.
After your visit to Arolithos, you return to Agios Nikolaos.
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