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January 28, 2019 By Hotel Amenities Comments Off

Crete and Gastronomy are inseperable. In Lameriana Secret Village Hotel we try to highlight the connection between hospitality and cretan diet as part of our culture.

Always seeking and creating new flavors, based on the traditional cooking, we are giving you the chance to enjoy even more your holidays in Crete.
Aromatic cretan herbs, organic vegetables from our garden, local products such as the famous cretan cheese, “graviera”, thyme honey, extra virgin olive oil from the Lameriana olive grove and the finest meat and fish will expand your gastronomic experience that you will never forget!
Crete is famous for its wine and the traditional drink found nowhere else in the world, named raki. Keep in mind that the owner of Lameriana, Nektarios, has a special collection of the finest wines and rakis of the island which our guests can discover and enjoy the unique flavors and aromas.

Breakfast

For Cretans, the simplicity of breakfast is the key to a full of energy day!

Omelletes with eggs from our farm, traditional cretan cheese, thyme honey, fresh vegetables, milk, cereals, different types of homemade pies every day, warm bread, sweet pastries, freshly squeezed orange juice, homemade marmelades and sheeps’ yoghurt are some of the goods offered in Lameriana Breakfast. The pies are all homemade with local ingredients such delicious local cheese (graviera, athotyros etc)
You also have the chance to taste local herbal teas and beverages found in the mountains of Psiloritis or in our own yard.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and we want to give the value it deserves!

Lunch & Dinner

Remarkable tastes and flavors with great view of the cretan nature.

Our chef has designed a menu of tastful and really creative dishes, making the best of fresh and local ingredients, which will excite your taste.
Fresh salads, local meat, our vegetables are combined in an exceptional way by our talented staff.
You can enjoy your dinner by the pool watching the summer sunset and tasting the unique cretan wines in a perfect pairing with our dishes.
Keep in mind we have an additonal service for you!  Our chef can cook privately and prepare a three course meal  for you and your beloved ones!

Wine cellar

Take a glass and enjoy the Cretan wines!

Crete hosts one of the largest vineyards in Greece, in terms of both size and production. The Cretan vineyard has the longest history and continuous presence in Europe, if not in the whole world. Archaeological findings and historical sources have proven that the Cretan vineyard has never ceased to produce wine from the Minoan times to the present.

For Cretan people wine is their passion and glory.  Many different great varieties improve the quality of it and make us really proud of it!
The owner of Lameriana Secret Village Hotel has a special collection of cretan wines from local varieties such as Vilana, Vidiano, Thrapsathiri, Liatiko etc. In Lameriana you can participate in a wine-tasting course with the guidance of the owner, who will share some of the secrets of good cretan wine.

So, whether it’s simply a glass or two with dinner or an exclusive wine tasting evening, Lameriana Secret Village wine cellar offers a perfect option for you!

Cooking Lessons

Do you want to find out the local food culture? In Lameriana Secret Village Hotel you have the chance!

Maria, the owner’s wife, is here to teach you all the secrets of the the cretan cuisine. Traditional homemade cretan recipes such as lamb with herbs or vegetables, fried snails, rabbit stew, traditional pies with homemade crust etc.

Let Maria know 2 days earlier, book your cooking lesson and be sure you will really enjoy the procedure!

Homemade products

Carefully selected fresh fruit are the ingredients of Maria’s homemade sweets, jams and liqueurs. Oranges, tangerines, grapes, pomegranates, figs and cherries are some of the flavors that Cretan nature generously offers. Discover a wide variety of traditional homemade products in Lameriana Village Hotel.

Sweets: Orange, strawberry, grape, fig, cherry, bergamot and pomegranate

Liqueurs: Lemon, ginger, prickly pear, bergamot, cherry, strawberry, pomegranate, tangerine and orange

Jams: Citrus trees (orange, tangerine, lemon), prickly pear, strawberry, kiwi, fig, grape and peach