Editorial place profile
Melissakis Family Olive Mill
At a glance
Melissakis Family Olive Mill in Tsivaras combines olive-oil production, a shop and scheduled experiences. Its free 45-minute Green Drops Tour explicitly allows oil and local-product purchases afterwards.
Practical details
- Location
- Tsivaras, Apokoronas, Chania
- Phone
- +30 2825031229
- info@melissakis.gr
- Green Drops Tour
- Free 45 minutes; shop purchases and transport separate
Use the free introduction and shop together
The Green Drops Tour explains extraction, olive-oil categories, tasting and reading a label in a 45-minute visit. The operator explicitly offers purchases of its Cretan extra-virgin oil and other local products afterwards. Children under 6 do not require a reservation. That condition is different from Biolea’s free-child ticket and should not be transferred between operators.
Choose the activity and confirm the timetable
The mill’s visitor information also invites sampling and shop browsing during working hours without an entry fee apart from purchases. It distinguishes the free guided visit from a two-hour tasting-and-pairing activity and a four-hour gastronomy activity. Each has its own schedule. Ask for the current date, price and inclusions of the experience you want, and whether extraction will be running. Transfers may be arranged through associates and are separate from the free tour.
Sources: Melissakis: mill visits, shop and wider activities, Melissakis: activity-specific scheduling, Melissakis: Green Drops Tour and shop purchases
Planning questions
Can I buy oil after the free tour?
Yes. The Green Drops page explicitly offers Cretan extra-virgin oil and local products from the shop; check the bottles available that day.
Does the free tour include a transfer or a full meal?
Those are not established inclusions of the free 45-minute tour. Pairing, gastronomy and any transport require their own arrangements.
Contact and published information
- Published Melissakis Family Olive Mill website
- Call Melissakis Family Olive Mill: +30 2825031229
- info@melissakis.gr
- Address: Tsivaras, Apokoronas, Chania, Crete, Greece
Where this place fits
Sources and review dates
- Melissakis: Green Drops Tour and shop purchases — Operator website — checked 2026-10-24
- Melissakis: mill visits, shop and wider activities — Operator website — checked 2026-10-24
- Melissakis: activity-specific scheduling — Operator website — checked 2026-10-24
Author and corrections
Sarah Haddad is responsible for this profile. It is based on the published sources cited here; no firsthand visit or independent service test is claimed.