Small Group Knossos Palace Guided Tour (Round-trip hotel pick-up)

Highlights

Leistungen

Ablauf

1. Step into the mythical world of the Minoans with a guided walking tour of Knossos Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Europe’s oldest city. Once the dazzling seat of a Bronze Age king, Knossos was a sprawling labyrinth of over 1,500 interconnecting chambers, royal apartments, ceremonial halls, storerooms brimming with treasures, and even one of the world’s first sophisticated water systems. Follow your licensed expert guide through highlights such as the Throne Room, the Grand Staircase, and vibrant frescoes that once adorned this four-storey marvel. Hear how the palace rose around 2000 BC, fell to earthquakes, and was rebuilt into an even grander complex that reigned for centuries as the political, religious, and cultural heart of Minoan Crete. Along the way, discover the myths of the Labyrinth and the Minotaur, the tales of Daedalus and Icarus, and the rituals that shaped one of the earliest European civilizations.

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Stornierung

Kostenlose Stornierung bis 24 Stunden vor Beginn, mit voller Rückerstattung.

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How it compares in Heraklion

• Its from-price is 30% above the median of the 491 experiences we list in Heraklion.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Heraklion

Heraklion, the largest city on Crete, is a Venetian-walled port near Knossos, the Minoan palace, and the museum that holds its treasures.

Heraklion is the capital and main port of Crete, wrapped in Venetian walls and bastions of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The Koules fortress guards the old harbour mouth, and Lions Square has the Morosini Fountain, held up by four stone lions. Nikos Kazantzakis, the author of Zorba the Greek, is buried on the Martinengo bastion under a simple wooden cross.

Top-ranked sights in Heraklion: Palace of Knossos, Malia, Kera Kardiotissa Monastery.

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