What is the Biolea olive oil tour?

A small organic mill near Astrikas, 30 min from Chania. 90-minute tour + 4-course tasting lunch in the vineyard + wine. €45/person. Book three weeks ahead.

What's the best beach near Chania?

Falassarna for sunset, not for swimming (rough water most days).

Where's the best coffee in Chania?

Monogram Coffee Project on Daskalogianni. The only stop we made twice.

Review

Group Trip to Crete: 10 People, One Villa, Linda's 30th Birthday

by Alexander Adams11 July 20262 min read

Linda's 30th birthday: 10 friends, 4-bedroom villa near Chania, 4 nights for £185/person. Total cost per person: £655 (flights, villa, shared groceries, Biolea olive oil tour at €45/person, two restaurant dinners, rental car split). The secret: dietary spreadsheet two months ahead, duty-free assignments per person, and Biolea olive oil tour as the group activity that actually works. Group villas are the best value in travel.

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March for a September stay. Prices double after May.

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