Meet the locals of Troodos Mountains
ID: GYG1043483-2107121
Category:
Country: Cyprus
Duration:
08:00 hours
Description
Explore the Troodos Mountains on a guided tour. Visit a family-owned farm, a rose factory, and a winery. Enjoy a traditional meze lunch and a wine tasting session.
Begin your journey with a visit to a family-owned farm, where you’ll be warmly welcomed by the owner. Explore the lush farmland and meet the animals that provide the milk for traditional cheese-making. Observe every step of the process, from milking to curdling, heating, and molding. Sample fresh halloumi, creamy anari, local bread, and olives for a true taste of Cyprus.
Next, head to Agros, a picturesque village in the Troodos Mountains. Visit a family-owned business that has been preparing traditional smoked and wine meat products since 1978. Try smoked bacon, ham, sausages, and the wine used to cure them, all produced in-house.
In the same village, discover a family-owned rose factory. Learn about the process of making rose products and indulge in the magic of roses.
Continue to Platres for a short trail walk in nature, enjoying the scenery at Millomeris waterfall, one of the biggest waterfalls in Cyprus.
After the lovely walk around Platres, visit the picturesque village of Omodos and explore the Timios Stavros Monastery, known as the Monastery of the Holy Cross. This stone monastery is one of the oldest and most historic on the island.
Finally, visit a locally famous winery just outside the village. Learn about traditional winemaking methods and enjoy a thorough wine tasting session, sampling wines made from 8 different kinds of grapes.
Highlights
- Visit a family-owned farm and learn about traditional cheese-making
- Explore the Troodos Mountains and enjoy panoramic views
- Discover the art of smoked meats and wine curing in Agros
- Visit a rose factory and learn about the process of product making
- a short trail walk in nature, enjoying the scenery at Millomeris waterfal
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Exact pick-up time will be advised upon confirmation
INCLUDED
- Pick-up and drop-off
- Tour of a family-owned cheese-making farm
- Cheese tasting
- Visit to a traditional smoked meat business
- Visit to a rose factory
- Trail walk to Millomeris waterfall
- Visit to Timios Stavros Monastery
- Visit to a local winery
- Wine tasting
NOT INCLUDED
- Personal expenses
- Gratuities
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.