9 Pottery Workshops in Crete Worth Booking

1.Zeus Cave, Lassithi Plateau, Olive Oil Factory, Kritza, Pottery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 362 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $119Our pick

Spend about seven hours exploring eastern Crete with guides such as Petra, Michael, Rolf, or Panagiotis. Ride into mountain country, visit Kritsa, taste olive oil, see windmills, stop at Zeus Cave, meet goats, and enjoy a family-style Cretan lunch. Cave access can change.

“We had an amazing day exploring the Cretan landscape and Petra, our guide was super fun and so full of life. She made the excursion even more interesting with her wit and interesting facts. The lunch was super delicious. A must do excursion. The hike upto the cave os Zeus though is a bit intense as is coming up the cave stairs on your way out.. Just a friendly warning”

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2.Zeus & Lassithi Plateau, OliveTasting, Kritza, Pottery

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 259 reviews · from $111

Ride in a small-group Land Rover from your hotel into Crete’s Dikti Mountains. With guides such as Michael, Petra, Minas, or Ralf, you’ll visit an olive producer, mountain villages, the Lassithi Plateau, a pottery workshop, Zeus Cave, and a family-run taverna for meze and local wine.

“Highly recommended, Michael was a truly warm, great guy with knowledge and a sense of humour . He is the goat whisperer! We visited interesting traditional villages, bought Cretan handicrafts Enjoyed a generous taverna meal. plenty of photos and great company. 5 star all the way comfortable air conditioned land rover. Zeus cave really amazing and you can use a donkey for transport if you are a little tired. Thank you and best wishes to Michael from your Australian friends Julie and Jason”

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3.Koumoulia Ceramics / Ceramics courses

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 33 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $96

Spend about two hours at Koumoulia Ceramics near Heraklion, learning hand-building and wheel techniques in a group capped at five. Your clay pieces need several days to dry, with optional glazing, second firing, pickup, or paid shipping arranged later.

“Great lesson, highly recommend!! We had loads of fun and learned a lot about the great art of pottery!”

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4.Knossos Palace and Pottery experience (Luxury Adventure)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 32 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $118

You’ll visit Knossos with guide options available at extra cost, shape pottery in Thrapsano, taste Cretan olive oil, and enjoy lunch in a village setting. Pickup is offered from Agios Nikolaos, Elounda, Malia, Hersonissos, and nearby resorts. Guides include Michael, Panagiotis, George, and Petra.

“Expérience très intéressante ! Avec des guides passionnés et chaleureux. La vue pendant le trajet est magnifique ! Petit bémol : pour la visite du palais de Cnossos, je déconseille la tablette pour visiter ! Mieux vaux mettre quelques euros en plus pour un guide professionnel pour un groupe! A part ça, c’était parfait avec une nourriture locale et très fraîche !”

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5.Cretan Culture Tour and Pottery Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 18 reviews · 1 day · from $40

Travel from Rethymno through Crete’s inland villages and historic sites with an English-speaking guide. Visit Arkadi Monastery, Eleftherna Museum, Margarites pottery workshops, an olive oil manufactory, and Melidoni Cave. Pottery making may be a demonstration, so confirm the hands-on part before booking.

“Klosteret var smukt og krukkestedet var spændende men museet var lille, kedeligt og alt for dyrt”

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6.Pottery Village of Margarites – The monastery of Arkadi & The Gorge of Patsos

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $357

Travel from Rethymno by private car or minibus to Margarites, where Yorgos demonstrates hand-thrown pottery. Explore Arkadi Monastery, hike to St. Anthony’s cave in Patsos Gorge, and enjoy a traditional tavern lunch. The six-hour tour includes admission, transport, and hotel pickup in the Rethymno district.

“Excellent and varied tour to the countryside (village, monastery and Amari valley) At Patsos gorge, nice hike along the river: depending on your ability, you can have an easy walk to the st anthony cave only or walk further out. Had an excellent lunch at a countryside taverna, excellent meatballs in a fragrant tomato sauce, goat and local cheese pastry with mint and honey desert! I recommend for a day out of the city!”

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7.Knossos Palace and Pottery experience. Excursion Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 14 reviews · from $111

Spend seven hours exploring Knossos Palace, winding through olive-lined mountain roads, visiting a traditional pottery village, and sharing a local lunch with wine or water. A professional driver-guide leads the small group of up to six, with hotel pickup in an orange Land Rover Discovery.

“Misleading tour and a waste of money. “Guide” was nothing more than a very expensive taxi, as he didn’t enter Knossos with the group to tell us information about the palace. He didn’t inform us that audio tours were available there. He wasn’t knowledgable about many topics. Even his versions of the Greek myths were only half correct! “Village pottery tour” is a misleading title and a far cry from the truth. We had to pay €5 p.p. extra on site to make a tiny vase/candleholder/jug that was even smaller than one hand, and the experience lasted no more than 2 minutes! We had to bring the wet clay home…”

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8.Plateau of Lassithi, Monastery of Kera and Ceramics

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 11 reviews · from $36Best value

Spend about eight hours exploring Lassithi Plateau, Kera Kardiotissa Monastery, and Dictean Cave, linked to the birth of Zeus. Your local guide handles the route from north Crete, with air-conditioned transport, Wi-Fi, and a pottery workshop included. Guide Viola has led some departures in English and German.

“We booked the tour on a date which was available due to an error in their system, even if it shouldn't have been. The normal response of companies is to cancel the booking and write and apology. This company (and primarily the wonderful guide Viola) however sincerely apRead more”

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9.Pottery – Honey & Olive Oil experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · 5 to 7 hours (approx.)

Spend five to seven hours visiting an olive oil mill, Apithano Honey Museum, Margarites pottery workshops, and Arkadi Monastery. You receive private transport, bottled water, and an English-speaking driver. Pickup is available in Heraklion and Rethymno, but a separate tour guide is not included.

“It was the best tour we have taken from beginning to end. Professional and extremely pleasant driver. Followed by unbelievable experiences at every stop. We added a lunch stop on the way which made our journey a bit longer. Thank you Antonius”

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