点评:My partner and I stumbled upon this gem during our drive from Rethimno to Margarites.
We saw a cute sign for Arkadianos Farm, and decided to check it out. The experience was one of the highlights our trip in Crete. Upon pulling up to the building, we were immediately greeted by a cheerful, and friendly woman. She gave us a brief introduction of the family owned farm. She then took us to see and feed the baby goats. Next we went to see other areas of the farm, including the milking station and adult sheep and goat areas. We saw numerous cute animals including dogs, cats, goats, and even a newborn baby sheep (2 days old). Next we went inside to the yogurt and cheese making areas. There, we were greeted warmly by more cheerful members of the family; including the grandmother, mother, and daughter in law. They were busy making the pudding which would be sent to local grocery stores the next day. We observed the cheese and yogurt making process, and even got to sample all their products! We even got to try the new jelly+vanilla pudding which wasn’t being distributed yet. The tour and tasting was complimentary, but we ended up buying a few cheeses and traditional rice pudding with cinnamon because of how delicious they were.
Their hospitality and generosity made this experience very special. A wonderful pairing to this experience would be to visit the Markakis Olive mill, only a few minutes away.
翻译:我和我的搭档在从雷西姆诺开车去玛格丽特斯的途中偶然发现了这颗宝石。
我们看到了阿卡迪亚诺斯农场的可爱标志,于是决定去看看。这次经历是我们克里特岛之旅的亮点之一。当我们停在大楼前时,一位开朗友好的女人立即向我们打招呼。她向我们简要介绍了这个家庭拥有的农场。然后她带我们去看并喂了小山羊。接下来我们去了农场的其他区域,包括挤奶站和成年绵羊和山羊区。我们看到了许多可爱的动物,包括狗、猫、山羊,甚至还有一只刚出生的小羊(2 天大)。接下来我们去了酸奶和奶酪制作区。在那里,我们受到了更多开朗的家庭成员的热烈欢迎;包括祖母、母亲和儿媳。他们正忙着做布丁,第二天要送到当地的杂货店。我们观察了奶酪和酸奶的制作过程,甚至品尝了他们所有的产品!我们甚至尝试了尚未分发的新果冻+香草布丁。参观和品尝都是免费的,但我们最终买了一些奶酪和传统的肉桂米布丁,因为它们太美味了。
他们的热情好客和慷慨使这次体验非常特别。这次体验的一个绝妙搭配是参观距离这里仅几分钟路程的 Markakis 橄榄磨坊。