Shepherd’s Life – Cave of Zeus

Shepherd’s Life – Cave Of Zeus

This tour starts at Psihro village, where according to mythology Rea hid there and gave birth to Zeus escaping the child murderer Saturn. You will then visit the authentic stockyard of a local shepherd and learn how to feed and milk the sheep and goats. After that you will cook delicious Cretan dishes using traditional ingredients and do some bird watching. The tour ends at the beautiful village of Krasi where you can see the 2000-year-old plane tree.

Included

Pickup from hotel or the closest point accessible.
Transportation by 9 seat Mini bus.
Experienced guide

Lunch with homemade wine & water

Zeus cave entrance

Visit at the shepherd’s paddock

The route includes

Cave of Zeus

Psychro village located in the plateau of Lasithi
According to mythology Rea hid there and gave birth to Zeus escaping the child murderer Saturn

The shepherds’s farm

Located on the mountain of Lasithi (820 metres of altitude)
Traditional stone yard
Feeding & milking of sheep and goats, depending on the period and their needs
Process of making cheese depending on the availability of milk from the sheep
Cooking lunch with local traditional products at the Shepherd’s farm while enjoying a majestic view of the surrounding mountains
Time to relax
Bird watching activity – ( we may see vultures if we are lucky)

Krasi traditional village

Visit to the traditional village of Krasi
Famous for its plane tree. At the village you can see one of the oldest plane trees in Europe. It is 2000 years old.
See stone springs gushing water from the mountain of Selena
Stop at a traditional café for coffee/ refreshing beverage

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