Veria-wine tasting

45.00€

The traditional architecture of the old districts and the numerous byzantine and post-byzantine churches with the remarkable mural paintings give a unique character to the city revealing at the same time the history and the prosperity of the area.

In our free time we enjoy our coffee and later on we can taste the most popular traditional sweet of the Veria, the syrup cake called “revani”.

Next we continue for a wine route to a prime winery. Our wine expert shall introduce us to the ancient history of viticulture and the wine making. We have the chance to learn about the art of wine making from the winegrowers themselves, who guide us through the vineyards and the areas of wine producing, maturing and aging. We learn all the details of the process that leads the wine from the vineyard to our glass, the selection of the grape type and the growing area of the vineyard, until the “birth” of the organic wine in the winery.

We will also get to know the wine varieties and taste some of the fantastic wines through a wine tasting that’s an absolutely delightful experience. We will delve into the aromas and the colors and learn how to serve, bottle, conserve and keep the quality of the wine in high level. After this contact with the “nectar of the Gods” we will realize that the selection and the drinking of a fine wine is not as simple as we thought.

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Description

WHAT PLACES ARE WE VISITING?

  • Veria (Apostolos Pavlos Step,
  • Old Metropolis,
  • Jewish Quarter and Kyriotissa Quarter)
  • Fine winery in the area of ​​Naoussa
    DURATION OF THE EXCURSION
    8 hours (2 hours On the road)
    DESCRIPTION OF THE EXCURSION

We start by bus with the tour guide-archaeologist,

  • at 09:00 from the White Tower,
  • at 09:05 from the Macedonia Palace Hotel,
  • at 09:15 from Aristotelous & Egnatia square (at the statue of Venizelos),
  • at 09:20 from the Capsis Hotel and
  • at 09:25 from The Met hotel to Veria.

The route is 72 km and takes about 1 hour.

We arrive in Veria at around 09:30

We visit consecutively

  • the Step of the Apostle Paul which is a historical monument and reference point of Christians,
  • the traditional Barbuta district – is the Jewish quarter by the river, with its ornate mansions,
  • the old Diocese of Veria and the traditional neighborhood of Kyriotissa;

We depart to Thessaloniki at around 16:30p.m and we are back after an hour (around 17:30p.m), making the same stops where we started from.

THE PRICE OF THE EXCURSION INCLUDES:

  • Round-trip transportation to Veria and to the prime Winery
  • English speaking trip attendant-archaeologist
  • The wine tour and the wine tasting at the Winery
  • Variety of local cheeses during the Wine Tasting
  • Basic travel insurance (during transport)

NOT INCLUDED

  • Entrance fee to the jewish Synagogue
  • Cost of coffee/lunch
  • Personal expenses

Additional information

Type of excursion

Bus tours
Destination

Month

August, July, November, October, September