Food and wine
Old village food above Hersonissos.
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Quick facts
- Region
- Heraklion
- Start town
- Hersonissos
- Typical duration
- 3–4 hours
- Type
- Food and wine
The resort strip and the old village above it are different meals. A useful food stop climbs to the old village for a table, a church square and a walk, instead of eating on the harbour front by default. It is still a simple lunch, not a Heraklion market trail. Evenings are cooler up the hill. The walk down after dark needs a torch or a taxi you have already agreed.
The old village is directly above the resort. Walk up in daylight. Taxis wait more reliably on the harbour road than on the square.
It suits people staying on the strip who want one meal that is not on the main road. Skip it if the group will not leave the beach.
Old village food above Hersonissos needs 3–4 hours from Hersonissos. The months that usually work are year round. Eat the food the stalls and the kitchen actually sell, and say so if someone in the group will not. Do not add a boat the same afternoon. Hersonissos is the table you came for. Old village food above Hersonissos eats in and around Hersonissos. A tasting in another region is a different cellar and a different table.
Is it worth it
Old village food above Hersonissos is worth the hours from Hersonissos when it suits people staying on the strip who want one meal that is not on the main road. A useful food stop climbs to the old village for a table, a church square and a walk, instead of eating on the harbour front by default. If that is the part your group will fight, leave it for another date.
What to bring
- Water and a hat, because The resort strip and the old village above it are
- Shoes that match the ground on Old village food above Hersonissos. The old village is directly above the resort.
- A layer for the start in Hersonissos. Year round still has cool mornings and wind.
- The return hour written down. Old village food above Hersonissos takes 3–4 hours, and a second plan the same day is how you miss it.
Tips
- Year round is the window to trust for Old village food above Hersonissos. Outside it, ask whether the day is even running.
- Leave Hersonissos with 3–4 hours clear. The old village is directly above the resort. Walk up in daylight.
- Search “Hersonissos old village food tour” and check that the meeting point really is Hersonissos.
Related tours
Town walkOld Hersonissos village walk
Hersonissos2–3 hours
Above the resort, the older village of Hersonissos has lanes, a view, and the Roman remains that the beach strip does not bother to explain. The walk is short and uphill. It is the hour that makes the town make sense if you have only seen the harbour at night. Go before it is hot, or in the evening when the coast road is a queue. The usual length is 2–3 hours, and the months that usually work are Year round. It suits a slow morning. It will not thrill teenagers who wanted a boat. Pair it with a swim, not with Knossos and a winery. Walk up from the harbour or take a taxi to the village and walk down. The Roman fountain and theatre site are signed. Shade is limited.
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Heraklion food walk
Heraklion3–4 hours
A food walk in Heraklion uses the market street and the lanes off it: pies, cheese, herbs, and a sit-down plate. It is a city lunch with context, not a winery in the hills. The market is busiest in the morning. On Sunday much of it is shut, so a food walk that day needs a different plan or a different city. The point is what people here eat, which includes offal and cheese and is not adjusted for a timid palate unless you ask. The usual length is 3–4 hours, and the months that usually work are Year round. It suits hungry walkers. Skip it if the group will only eat pasta. Say that when you book so the stops can change or the booking can. Meet near the market, a short walk from Eleftherias square.
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FamilyHersonissos harbour and beach
Hersonissos2–4 hours
Hersonissos is a resort town east of Heraklion with a small harbour, a sandy town beach, and a hillside of older houses above the strip. The walk is short. The swim is the point for most people staying here. The harbour is pretty in the morning and loud at night in August. Neither version is the whole town. The hillside is the quieter half. The usual length is 2–4 hours, and the months that usually work are May to October. It suits people already sleeping in the resort who want a local day. It is an odd excursion from Chania. You would drive past better uses of the same hours. The harbour is the centre. The older village is uphill, signed from the coast road. Beach beds are in front of the hotels. The public sand is between them.
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FAQ
Questions.
- Plan on 3–4 hours from Hersonissos. It suits people staying on the strip who want one meal that is not on the main road.
- Year round. Outside those months the day is often closed, cancelled, or a different trip. Ask the day before you leave Hersonissos.
- The old village is directly above the resort. Walk up in daylight. Taxis wait more reliably on the harbour road than on the square.
- It suits people staying on the strip who want one meal that is not on the main road. Skip it if the group will not leave the beach.
- Old village food above Hersonissos is worth the hours from Hersonissos when it suits people staying on the strip who want one meal that is not on the main road. A useful food stop climbs to the old village for a table, a church square and a walk, instead of eating on the harbour front by default. If that is the part your group will fight, leave it for another date.