Nat Geo Day Tour: Olivenoliens tusindårige historie
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Nat Geo Day Tour: Olivenoliens tusindårige historie

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  • Udforsk den levende arv fra oliventræet og den menneskelige civilisation, der gennemsyrer det daglige liv i Middelhavsområdet.
  • Tag med Nikos Plevritakis, olivenolie-smager, bosat på Kreta og landbrugsspecialist, som vil dele et sjældent perspektiv bag kulisserne på bæredygtigt landbrug og sine kretensiske yndlingsopskrifter.
  • Besøg et lokalt olivenoliekooperativ, og opdag, hvordan oliven bliver til olie i verdensklasse, og deltag i en professionel olivenoliesmagning, eksperimenter med din palet og del dine indtryk.
  • Nyd en naturskøn gåtur blandt lokale haver, smag på regionale frugter og lær om kretensisk kost.
  • Deltag i en madlavningslektion om forskellige måder at bruge olivenolie på i det kretensiske køkken, og find ud af, hvorfor den traditionelle kretensiske kost er så god for sundhed og lang levealder.
Det kan du forvente

Med tusindvis af års erfaring er det ikke underligt, at befolkningen på Kreta producerer noget af den fineste olivenolie i verden. Du vil forstå det evige bånd mellem kretenserne og deres ærværdige oliventræer, mens du opdager den lange tradition for olivendyrkning på øen. Lige uden for landsbyen Kritsa i bjergene på det østlige Kreta kan du tage med Nikos Plevritakis på en kort gåtur til hans olivenlunde, hvor nogle af træerne er 600-800 år gamle. Lær om olivendyrkning fra en sand specialist.

I skyggen af oliventræerne kan du smage den lokale raki kaldet "tsikoudia" med oliven til, mens du diskuterer den kulturelle og samfundsmæssige betydning af olivendyrkning på Kreta.

Derefter er det tid til at besøge en lokal kooperativ fabrik for at se på tæt hold, hvordan oliven forarbejdes til olivenolie i verdensklasse. Tilbage på olivenstien kan du smage friske figner, mandler og druer, se hvad de lokale dyrker, og lære alt om kretensisk livsstil og kost.

På en olivenfarm kan du så smage oliven, friske tomater og raki, før olivenoliesmagningen begynder. Dette er en fantastisk mulighed for at lære at smage på olier som en professionel og sammenligne smagsprofilerne for forskellige sorter.

Afslut dagen med en lektion i madlavning om forskellige måder at bruge olivenolie på i det kretensiske køkken. Der vil blive serveret autentiske retter som tzatziki og græsk salat, og du vil lære, hvorfor den traditionelle kretensiske kost er så god for helbredet og livslængden.

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    Ina

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    9. oktober 2025

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    Es war ein sehr schöner und lehrreichen Tag...rund um die Oliven . Reiseleiter war super...und hat alles perfekt übersetzt! Sehr interessant und schön war es im Olivenhain und im Garten mit Außenküche , Tische für uns , unter den Olivenbäumen...leckeres Essen und Raki ?? Olivenöl Verkostung und viel Wissenswertes, rund um die Oliven bzw um die Produktion von Olivenöl, hat mir sehr gut gefallen! Sehr gut fand ich auch , dass wir nur eine kleine Gruppe von 20 Personen waren.

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    Franziska

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    8. oktober 2025

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    Unsere Guides Rena, Janis und Nicos waren der Hammer! Renas Humor, Jani’s Herzlichkeit Und Nicos Fachwissen waren unschlagbar und alle Waren mit Viel Herblut dabei!

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    EP

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    8. oktober 2025

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    Alles was mooi, interessant en boven verwachting de gehele dag.

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    Birgit und Uwe

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    8. oktober 2025

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    Wir hatten einen sehr schönen Tag. Die Reiseleiterin „Rena“ war einfach Klasse. Sie hat uns mit ihrer herzlichen und auflockernden Art sehr gut über das Leben der Bauern auf Kreta informiert. Wir haben viel über die Oliven gelernt und dabei auch viel Spaß gehabt. Janis hat uns in der Fabrik sehr detailliert die Arbeitsgänge von der Ernte bis zur Herstellung des Olivenöls erklärt. Es war total interessant. Die Verkostung bei Nikos und Maria war sooo herzlich, lehrreich und einfach fantastisch.

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    Jürgen

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    8. oktober 2025

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    Sehr kompetente und unterhaltsame Reiseleiterin Rena. Wir hatten einen sehr schönen Tag und haben viel über Olivenöl gelernt. Es ging vom Besuch der glücklichen Olivenbäume, zur Olivenölproduktion und dann zur Verkostung mit einer sehr großzügigen Bewirtung.

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    Stefanie und Thomas

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    7. oktober 2025

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    Danke an Rena, Jannis und Nikos. Es war ein super Tag mit Euch. So viel zu erfahren über das Thema Olive war der Hammer. Die Führung in der Fabrik fasziniert. Das gemeinsame Essen und Kochen bei Nikos Spitzenklasse. Danke für die griechische Gastfreundschaft. Und der Raki sage ich Euch....lecker. Rena ist eine top Reiseleiterin mit viel Humor und Wissen. Danke auch an unseren Busfahrer.

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