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Nat Geo Day Tour : L'histoire millénaire de l'huile d'olive

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Découvrez l'héritage vivant laissé par la relation pérenne entre l'olivier et la civilisation humaine et qui imprègne la vie quotidienne en Méditerranée
Rejoignez Nikos Plevritakis, dégustateur d'huile d'olive, résident de Crète et spécialiste de l'agriculture, qui vous fera découvrir les coulisses rares de l'agriculture durable et partagera ses recettes crétoises préférées
Visitez une coopérative locale d'huile d'olive et découvrez comment les olives deviennent une huile de renommée mondiale. Vous participez à une séance de dégustation professionnelle d'huile d'olive afin d'expérimenter par vous-mêmes et de partager vos impressions
Profitez d'une belle promenade dans les jardins, avec l'occasion de goûter des fruits régionaux et de découvrir des habitudes alimentaires crétoises
Participez à un atelier de cuisine sur les différents usages de l'huile d'olive dans la cuisine crétoise. Vous découvrez pourquoi le régime crétois traditionnel est si bénéfique pour la santé et pour une longue vie

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Itinéraire et durée approximatifs des visites :

Présentation : 15 minutes

Visite à pied des oliviers : 30 minutes

Pause pour poser des questions et boire un raki : 15 minutes

Visite de l'usine d'huile d'olive : 40 minutes

Dégustation d'huile d'olive et questions : 55 minutes

Démonstration de cuisine et dégustations : 30 minutes

Veuillez noter que l'ordre des activités peut varier à la discrétion de votre guide.

Avec des millénaires d'expérience derrière eux, il n'est pas étonnant que les habitants de la Crète produisent une huile d'olive parmi les plus fines du monde. Vous comprendrez le lien éternel qui unit les Crétois à leurs oliviers vénérés en retraçant le long héritage de la culture de l'olivier sur l'île. Aux environs du village de Kritsa, dans les collines de l'est de la Crète, vous suivrez Nikos Plevritakis lors d'une brève marche vers ses oliveraies. Certains arbres ont entre 600 et 800 ans et vous apprendrez la culture de l'olivier auprès d'un véritable spécialiste.

À l'ombre des oliviers, vous pourrez aussi goûter à la boisson de raki de fabrication locale appelée "tsikoudia" accompagnée d'olives. L'importance culturelle et sociétale de la culture de l'olivier en Crète sera alors discutée.

Vous continuerez avec la visite d'une usine coopérative locale, pour voir de près comment les olives sont transformées en huile d'olive de classe mondiale. De retour sur le fameux Sentier de l'olivier, vous serez invité a goûter des figues fraîches, des amandes et des raisins, voir ce que les habitants cultivent et en savoir plus sur le mode de vie et le régime alimentaire des Crétois.

Le programme continue dans une ferme oléicole, avec dégustation d'olives, de tomates fraîches et d'un verre de raki. Vous assisterez aussi à une séance de dégustation d'huile d'olive, une excellente occasion d'apprendre à goûter les huiles comme un professionnel et de comparer les profils de saveurs de différentes variétés.

La journée se termine par un cours de cuisine sur les différentes façons d'utiliser l'huile d'olive dans la cuisine crétoise. Des plats authentiques, tels que le tzatziki et la salade grecque, seront proposés et vous découvrirez pourquoi le régime crétois traditionnel est si bénéfique pour la santé et la longévité.

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Steffen
De États-Unis d'Amérique - juillet 2025

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Sascha
De États-Unis d'Amérique - juillet 2025

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35 - 44 ans

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De États-Unis d'Amérique - juillet 2025

A voyagé seul

35 - 44 ans

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Angelika S.
De États-Unis d'Amérique - juillet 2025

A voyagé en couple

35 - 44 ans

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Danke an Rena, Nikos und Jannis für diese wunderbare und lehrreiche Führung durch den Olivenhain und die Produktionshalle und natürlich vor allem den ...
Claudia
De États-Unis d'Amérique - juillet 2025

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35 - 44 ans

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Het samen eten, bracht veel gezelligheid mee Iets minder was de warmte natuurlijk. Mss mochten er wat meer stoeltjes zijn in het fabriek, waarop we in ...
Arnd
De États-Unis d'Amérique - juin 2025

A voyagé en couple

35 - 44 ans

Excellent
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4/5

Eine wunderbare Erfahrung die Hintergünde des Olivenanbaus, der Ölherstellung und seiner Verkostung kennen lernen zu dürfen. Die Authentizität durch d ...

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