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Cretan Night - Live Music and Dance
Recommended for your Crete trip
Free Cancellation
up to 24 hours in advance
6 hours (Approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English and 1 more
Keeping you safe during COVID-19
What you can expect during your visit
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitized between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
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(888) 651-9785
Overview
Enjoy a fun introduction to Cretan culture on this evening tour. Tuck into a delicious dinner of typical island cuisine, sip fine Greek wine and be entertained by a thrilling Cretan Folklore show, including live music and traditional dance. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.
- Cretan dinner and folklore show from Heraklion
- Indulge in a delicious dinner of Greek cuisine and wine
- Be entertained by performances of live folk music and traditional Cretan dance
- Great-value tour includes hotel pickup, dinner, and round-trip transport
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Begin your evening with pickup from your Heraklion hotel and a short transfer to the dinner venue in time for a 7pm start.
The fun starts as soon as you arrive, so prepare to be entertained by an array of Cretan folklore performances. Enjoy live music played on traditional instruments such as the lyre and lute, admire the colorful costumes worn by the performers, and clap along with the rhythmic dances. In-between a delicious dinner of Cretan cuisine and local wine, perhaps make your way to the dance floor to try out a few steps for yourself.
At the end of the evening, your driver will be waiting to take you back to your hotel.
The fun starts as soon as you arrive, so prepare to be entertained by an array of Cretan folklore performances. Enjoy live music played on traditional instruments such as the lyre and lute, admire the colorful costumes worn by the performers, and clap along with the rhythmic dances. In-between a delicious dinner of Cretan cuisine and local wine, perhaps make your way to the dance floor to try out a few steps for yourself.
At the end of the evening, your driver will be waiting to take you back to your hotel.
Itinerary
21:00 Arrival of the guests at the Traditional Village.
Visitors can take a stroll around the delightful village paths of Kato Karouzana through arches strewn with bougainvillea and an enticing aroma of honeysuckle in the air. The villagers are waiting in the houseyards to welcome them.
Tour of the guests in the special formed places of the Traditional village where they can see the several exhibits but also to take part in the different events :
Taking of memorial photos with a young couple dressed in traditional Cretan uniforms and our donkey named 'Michalis'.
Treat of raki (local spirit) as it is produced direct from the distillery and show of the way it works. Snack bites will be offered.
Show of the grape presser where local wine is made. September and October guests will have the opportunity to step into the grape presser and participate by squeezing grapes and collecting the new wine.
Tour in an old traditional house.
Display of weaving in the weaving mill.
Tour in a museum with objects of old times Greece.
Visit in a coffeehouse where guests can make Greek coffee themselves in embers.
Showing of saddle making from the last left saddle maker in Crete.
Display of a pottery workshop.
Show of a traditional cellar. Guests are taught how wine is made and at the same time they can taste several types of Cretan wine.
Display of old times hagiography.
Shops of popular art.
21:30 Beginning of the Traditional Village’s fiesta show which is composed of music and dance program competitions:
Traditional dances and orchestral songs from Crete.
Traditional dances and orchestral songs all over Greece.
Folklore dances and orchestral songs.
The guests are taught from the dancers how to perform all the above dances, while the show continues with the voice of a great singer.
Free flowing wine originated allover Crete (white, rose, red, retsina). Guests can serve themselves direct from the local barrels
Variation of fruit
Sweet
(We offer birthday’s and wedding anniversary’s cakes at the end of the show)
23:30 End of the 'Traditional Village’s' show
Duration: 3 hours
Admission Ticket Included
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Product code: 6357P41
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