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Nat Geo Day Tour: A História Milenar do Azeite de Oliva

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Explore o legado vivo do relacionamento duradouro entre a oliveira e a civilização humana, que permeia a vida cotidiana no Mediterrâneo.
Junte-se a Nikos Plevritakis, degustador de azeite de oliva, morador de Creta e especialista em agricultura, que compartilhará uma rara perspectiva dos bastidores da agricultura sustentável e suas receitas cretenses favoritas.
Visite uma cooperativa local de azeite de oliva, descubra em primeira mão como as azeitonas se transformam em azeite de primeira qualidade e participe de uma sessão profissional de degustação de azeite de oliva, experimentando com seu paladar e compartilhando suas impressões.
Desfrute de uma caminhada panorâmica entre jardins locais, degustando frutas regionais e aprendendo sobre os hábitos alimentares cretenses.
Participe de uma aula de culinária sobre várias maneiras de usar azeite de oliva na culinária cretense e descubra por que a dieta tradicional cretense é tão benéfica para a saúde e a longevidade.

O que esperar

Itinerário aproximado e duração das atividades

Introdução - 15 minutos

Passeio a pé pelas oliveiras - 30 minutos

Pausa para perguntas e bebida de raki - 15 minutos

Visita à fábrica de azeite - 40 minutos

Degustação de azeite e perguntas - 55 minutos

Demonstração de culinária e degustação - 30 minutos

Observe que a ordem das atividades pode variar a critério do seu guia

Com milênios de experiência por trás deles, não é de se admirar que o povo de Creta produza um dos melhores azeites de oliva do mundo. Você apreciará o vínculo atemporal entre os cretenses e suas reverenciadas oliveiras enquanto traça a longa herança do cultivo de azeitonas na ilha.

Nos arredores da vila de Kritsa, nas colinas do leste de Creta, você seguirá Nikos Plevritakis em uma breve caminhada até seus olivais, onde algumas árvores têm de 600 a 800 anos, e aprenderá sobre o cultivo de azeitonas com um verdadeiro especialista.

À sombra das oliveiras, você pode experimentar o raki local conhecido como 'tsikoudia' com azeitonas para mordiscar enquanto discute o significado cultural e social do cultivo de azeitonas em Creta.

Então é hora de visitar uma fábrica cooperativa local, para ver de perto como as azeitonas são processadas em azeite de oliva de classe mundial. De volta ao Caminho das Oliveiras, aproveite a chance de provar figos frescos, amêndoas e uvas, veja o que os moradores locais estão cultivando e descubra tudo sobre o estilo de vida e a dieta cretense.

Depois, em uma fazenda de azeitonas, você pode provar azeitonas, tomates frescos e raki antes de começar sua sessão de degustação de azeite de oliva – uma ótima oportunidade para aprender a degustar azeites como um profissional e comparar os perfis de sabor de diferentes variedades.

Termine o dia com uma aula de culinária sobre várias maneiras de usar azeite de oliva na culinária cretense. Pratos autênticos, como tzatziki e salada grega, serão apresentados, e você descobrirá por que a dieta tradicional cretense é tão benéfica para a saúde e a longevidade.

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Inge Ramselaar
De Estados Unidos da America - julho de 2025

Viajando com a família

35 - 44 Idade

Excelente
Avaliação geral
5/5

Heel interessant om naar drie bevlogen gidsen te luisteren, hun erfgoed (en het proces) te leren begrijpen en alles te zien. De proeverij was educatie ...
Mariana
De Estados Unidos da America - julho de 2025

Viajando sozinho

18 - 24 Idade

Excelente
Avaliação geral
5/5

This is the best trip to choose during a stay in Crete. Our guides, Rena and Nicos, explained us a Lot about olives, also with practical demonstration ...
Katharina
De Estados Unidos da America - julho de 2025

Viagem de casais

45 - 54 Idade

Excelente
Avaliação geral
5/5
Simon
De Estados Unidos da America - julho de 2025

Viagem de casais

Excelente
Avaliação geral
5/5

The tour team were incredible, knowledgeable and incredibly welcoming. Even with 14 people on the tour the hosts made it feel very personal, knew ever ...
100-Olivenbaum-Besitzer
De Estados Unidos da America - julho de 2025

Viagem de casais

35 - 44 Idade

Excelente
Avaliação geral
5/5

Rena überzeugte mit ihrer mitreißenden Art vom Land und dessen Geschichte sowie der Traditionen rund um die Oliven. Das gesamte Tagesteam war aufmerk ...
Arina
De Estados Unidos da America - julho de 2025

Viajando com a família

25 - 34 Idade

Excelente
Avaliação geral
5/5

Alles super, sehr empfehlenswert!

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