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Knossos Palace: Self-Guided Audio Tour on your Phone (without ticket)

3.517 reviews

  • 2h 30m
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before
  • 5 languages
  • Instant confirmation

Highlights

Enjoy a hassle-free visit to Knossos Palace, one of the oldest and luxurious palaces in the world, provided by a skip-the-line ticket that comes with an immersive self-guided audio tour on your smartphone. Put on your headphones and experience your surroundings through the immersive power of storytelling! * Ticket/entrance fee to the archaeological site is not included!

Inclusions

What's included

  • Αctivation link to access your audio tour
  • Self-guided audio tour in English for your smartphone (Android & iOS)
  • Offline content with an offline interactive map to avoid roaming charges

What's not

  • Entrance tickets to museums, archaeological sites, or churches are not included
  • Live guide
  • Smartphone or headphones
  • Transportation to/from the site
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Food and Drinks

Itinerary

  1. Throne Room: One of the most visited areas in Knossos is the Throne Room where you can admire the replica of the Minoan throne and listen to the fascinating story of the woman who actually sat on the throne in order to discover if she was a queen or a priestess.

    8 min

  2. Tripartite Shrine: the Knossos’s main sanctuary where it was discovered, among others, the snake goddess who appears with exposed breasts that emphasized their femininity and sexuality and with costume ornamented with mythical beasts

    8 min

  3. North lustral area : One of the most photographed sites in Knossos. According to archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans, anyone who arrived in Knossos by the north side had to purify himself during a ritual ceremony in order to enter the palatial area.

    7 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

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Know before you go

Meeting point
There is no starting point. The tour begins just after the entrance to the archaeological site of Knossos (Knossos 714 09, Greece).
Pickup
Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group size
Up to 15 travellers
Operated by
Clio Muse Tours
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please note that your Viator/Tripadvisor Voucher is not your entry ticket. Admission fees/tickets are not included in this product
  • This is a downloadable self-guided audio tour for your smartphone (accessible through our app)
  • No live guide or meeting point provided.
  • You will receive an email from the local supplier with important audio instructions. on how to access and download your audio tour. Please check your email spam folder as well
  • Book per device to be used, not per participant
  • The audio tour can be used anytime. Use your headphones to best enjoy it

How it compares in Greece, outside the cities

  • Its from-price is 92% below the median of the 1748 experiences we list in Greece, outside the cities.
  • It is shorter than most of them.
  • By number of reviews it ranks 255 of 1748.
  • The operator lists free cancellation on it.

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