We welcome you daily from 09:00.

Admission:
Visitors over 12 years old: €8
Children 6–12 years: €4
Children under 6: Free (with adult companion)

Last entrance to the garden: 2 hours before sunset
Local cuisine served in our restaurant until 18:00.

THE GARDEN AND THE RESTAURANT ARE CLOSED

Thank you very much.
We will be ready to welcome
you again by March 2026.

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Staka Cream Cheese

Between cheese and yogurt with a special taste, staka is a different dairy product in Cretan gastronomy.

It contains quite a lot of calories and fat, but it makes up for it with a taste that transcends anything it accompanies. In its simplest versions, it accompanies fries or eggs, while it is used like fresh butter in spaghetti and pilaf, and gives special flavor to pies such as the meat cake and the boureki of Chania.

Stakia is the skin (cream) of milk from milking, lightly salted and stored. When a sufficient amount is collected, it is heated on low heat for several days and a small amount of flour os added, thus separating the proteins from the fat.

The fat is then collected separately, which is the famous staka-butter, while the white and condensed mass of protein is the famous staka.

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