The "wine routes" of Heraklion
lead visitors to age-old vineyards, historical villages, old monasteries, antiquities, contemporary cultural sites, as well as wineries that are open to the public.
Use the map and the pager
below to see the Routes of Wine.
From Vathipetro
where a grape treading trough which is considered the oldest in the world was found, until Gortyna, where the Code of Gortyn, governing the rules of viniculture was unearthed, we have the chance to get acquainted with a region, the history of which has always been linked to winemaking.
Sustainable tourism is a development model governed by triple sustainability terms (environmental, social, economic) while giving a new perspective to the countryside, so that it can return to modernity.
