Con millenni di esperienza alle spalle, non c'è da stupirsi che gli abitanti di Creta producano alcuni dei migliori oli d'oliva del mondo. Apprezzerai il legame senza tempo tra i cretesi e i loro venerati ulivi mentre ripercorri la lunga tradizione della coltivazione delle olive sull'isola. Appena fuori dal villaggio di Kritsa, sulle colline della parte orientale di Creta, seguirai Nikos Plevritakis in una breve passeggiata fino ai suoi uliveti, dove alcuni alberi hanno 600-800 anni, e imparerai a conoscere la coltivazione dell'olivo da un vero specialista.
All'ombra degli ulivi, potrai assaggiare il raki locale detto anche "tsikoudia" con olive da sgranocchiare mentre discuti del significato culturale e sociale dell'olivicoltura a Creta.
Sarà poi il momento di visitare un frantoio cooperativo locale, per vedere da vicino come le olive vengono trasformate in olio d'oliva di prima qualità. Tornando al Sentiero degli Ulivi, cogli l'occasione per assaggiare fichi freschi, mandorle e uva, vedere cosa coltivano gli abitanti del luogo e scoprire tutto sullo stile di vita e sulla dieta cretese.
Poi, in un'azienda olivicola, potrai assaggiare olive, pomodori freschi e raki prima di iniziare la degustazione dell'olio d'oliva: una bella opportunità per imparare a degustare gli oli come un professionista e confrontare le caratteristiche del sapore delle diverse varietà.
La giornata termina con una lezione di cucina sui vari modi di utilizzare l'olio d'oliva nell'alimentazione cretese. Verranno proposti piatti autentici, come lo tzatziki e l'insalata greca e scoprirai perché la dieta tradizionale cretese è così benefica per la salute e la longevità.
Nat Geo Day Tour: La storia millenaria dell'olio d'oliva
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Voucher elettronico- Approfondisci l'eredità vivente lasciata dal rapporto duraturo tra l'olivo e la civiltà che pervade la vita quotidiana nel Mediterraneo.
- Unisciti a Nikos Plevritakis, assaggiatore di olio d'oliva e agronomo residente a Creta, che condividerà una prospettiva ancora poco nota sull'agricoltura sostenibile, nonché le sue ricette cretesi preferite.
- Visita una cooperativa locale che produce olio d'oliva, scoprendo direttamente come le olive diventano olio di prima qualità e partecipa a una degustazione professionale di olio d'oliva, sperimentando con il tuo palato e condividendo le tue impressioni.
- Goditi una passeggiata panoramica tra i giardini locali, assaggiando la frutta del luogo e imparando a conoscere le abitudini alimentari dei cretesi.
- Partecipa a una lezione di cucina sui vari modi di utilizzare l'olio d'oliva nella cucina cretese e scopri perché la dieta tradizionale cretese è così benefica per la salute e la longevità.
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- Non adatto a persone in sedia a rotelle
- Non adatto a persone con mobilità ridotta
- TI consigliamo di indossare scarpe comode
- Porta un cappello
- Porta con te del denaro extra per spese aggiuntive o mance
- Guida di lingua inglese per tutte le nazionalità
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