A unique culinary experience
Tinos Town Food Tour
Tastes of Tinos
Discover all the authentic local recipes and delicacies while you explore the old town! Taste the indigenous creamy spicy cheese called ‘’volaki” produced by the local cheese makers, the cold cut ‘’louza’ , the local recipes in a cute restaurant, and the sweets of Tinos, while you explore the roaring Hora of Tinos ( the town) and meet its people.
Meet your guide in the town centre and start a culinary tour of all the local products of Tinos. You will visit different types of shops, such as the cooperative of agricultural products, dairy producers, creameries, and bakeries and you will get from each of them the special taste and mastery that each one gives to their products. Duration of about an hour and a half. Afterward, you will visit one of the town’s traditional kitchens to taste a bit of all the traditional recipes, accompanied by local beer or wine. In the end, you can’t miss the dessert. A visit to a pastry shop to sweeten your taste buds before this little journey through the dishes of Tinos ends.
1st stop: The baker’s where we taste traditional bread and rolls (paximadi)
2nd stop: The creamer where we taste the local cheese and other delicious cheese varieties
3rd stop: The butcher’s where we taste louza and sausages traditionally made
4th stop: The restaurant where we taste traditional homemade food
5th stop: The patisserie. Here we finish our food tour with some traditional sweets such as loukoumi and amygdalota (Turkish delight and almond-made sweets)
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Tour Duration:
3 hours
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Departure:
Every Day upon request
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Persons:
min 2 – max 6
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Starting Time:
10.30 am
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Starts/Ends:
Tinos Town
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Details:
This tour is a light walking tour with lunch.
For guests from other parts of the island, pick up from their accommodation upon request
For less than three (2) people the tour will take place upon request, contact for details
Highlights:
Explore Tinos Town
Taste local products & delicacies
Traditional Greek Lunch
Inclusions:
A unique guided tour by an expert passionate guide
English, French, and Italian-speaking guide/driver
Food tasting and lunch with wine
Digital photos to share with your friends
Exclusions:
Personal Depenses
Gratuities (optional)
Know before you go:
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Children 5 and younger are free and carried by an adult if needed.
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Children over 5 can book when accompanied by an adult
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Walking in between the local stores -not suitable for those with walking difficulties
- This activity is not wheelchair accessible
- Pickup and drop-off are available from hotels out of Tinos town.
- Confirmation will be received at the time of booking