The Olive Oil Enthusiast Tour is a semi private tour for those who want a deeper insight into olive oil production, quality and tasting.

The tour includes a guided tour of our production process and a mini seminar on Cretan olive oil production and what olive oil quality means. The group will then sit at our restaurant and experience an introduction on how to taste olive oil which will include two different Cretan olive varieties and is followed by olive oil pairing with dishes specifically designed by our Chef to showcase olive oil an the Cretan Diet. A glass of wine from a Cretan local winery is included.   

Available Apri-November

Crete on a Plate!  Take an afternoon to experience a semiprivate gastronomic experience at our estate. Not your everyday cooking class: a 20 dish taster menu designed and presented by our chef Michalis Papadakis for visitors to experience true authentic Cretan flavors – ranging from the sea to the mountain.   The tasting experience will also include 3 different varieties table olives 3 different varieties of olive oil and 3 local varieties of wine that you must taste when visiting Crete.

Visitors will also take a tour of our facillities and have a tasting of two different variaties of olive oil from Crete.

Availbel April-November

Our standard tour includes an introduction to Cretan olive oil & olive oil quality,  a visit to our production facilities, a short film that shows how we produce during winter, and a tasting of our three products.

The mill is open to visitors by appointment Tuesday – Sunday 10:00 – 17:00.  Please send us your request, preferably one day in advance the latest, and we will respond with a final confirmation.

Tours are suitable for young children.

Experience Cretan flavors privately under the olives and amongst the singing cicadas of summer.  The picnic basket includes local flavors such as aged graviera cheese, homemade olive bread, dried olives, seasonal fruits and vegetables and a bottle of wine or homemade lemonade and other goodies depending on what is seasonal.

Basket for two persons 50 Euros

Basket for four persons 100 Euros

Ask us about our various picnic locations (either close to the estate or if you’re feeling adventurous about a 10 minute walk into our olive groves) to enjoy your meal outdoors.

For additional options such as decorating, flower arrangments, champagne etc please contact us for details and pricing.

Available April-October.  Cancellations may happen due to weather. 

Trust our Chef!   Book a table and set menu specifically desgined by our chef to showcase our olive oil products and Cretan cuisine. Every day the menu changes according to what is fresh and seasonal. Includes 3 dishes, 1 dessert and 1 glass of wine or beverage off our menu. Limited tables so please book in advance!

Menu can be flexible according to dietary restrictions.

Restaurant is open April-October

Book a Table and order from our seasonal menu when you arrive! 

Enjoy an olive oil tour & tasting experience with a background of a breath taking sunset on ancient mount Rokka.

This tour is a collaboration between Biolea and one of the most awarded olive oils in Greece PAMAKO to bring to you an in-depth understanding of olive oil.

The tour includes a tour of the estate, the Biolea production mill & bottling facilities, a video & explanation of organic olive production & harvest during winter,  an in-depth presentation of olive oil quality & organoleptic analysis, a tasting of 4 different varieties of Greek olive oil, a tasting of 3 different varieties of Cretan table olives.

The tour is followed by a specially designed 4 course olive oil pairing menu dinner by our Chef Michalis Papadakis.

The olive oil contains several phenolic compounds and a ton of history! This tour

has been designed for people who are eager to learn some of it while having fun.

During our hike through the grove and back in time, the food, the fuel, the medicine,

the light, the heat, the pigment carrier, will all come into one, as we will unfold the

millennia-old relationship of our species with the ‘liquid gold’.

Theory will then come into life with a hands-on experiment session regarding the

usages of the olive oil and its ancient production process.

Somewhere under the trees the reward both for the hike and the work will be

waiting for you, in the form of an olive oil tasting and a picnic with local seasonal

goodies!

Later we will head back to Biolea to see the stone mill and the presses of the

factory and connect them to what we’ll have already learnt.

Our tour will end there and you will hopefully have greasy hands paired with a

satisfied mind!

‘‘OIL YOU NEED TO KNOW’’

Duration: approximately 3hrs

Total distance: approximately 3km (dirt road/cement/bits of trail, ‘easy’)

Participants: 2min – 6max

Cost: 100eur/person

Meeting point: Biolea parking area

Necessary items: sunhat, hiking shoes, a bottle of water

The tour is available every Friday at 10am and 16:00pm if there is a request with minimum 2 participants 

* let us know in case of any food allergies/intolerances

** the tour will be accompanied by an archaeologist/licensed tourist guide

*** the tour is offered in English and Italian