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Knossos - Museum - Heraklion

Tuesday - Wednesday - Friday - Saturday

   Excursion Itinerary :

• Find yourselves learning about the history and culture of Crete by joining us on the tour to Knossos, Museum, and Heraklion. Starting from the Minoan palace of Knossos, discover with a guided tour the history of the 4000-year-old Minoan civilization, maybe the first European civilization. Then proceed to the Archeological Museum of Heraklion, with findings covering a span of 5,500 years of Cretan history. In the museum, there is also a guided tour. Finally, visit the center of Heraklion, where you will have free time to stroll in the streets with shops, cafes, and monuments of the island’s more recent history.
• Duration: 10 hours *
• Hotel  - 09:50 On the way to Knossos
• 09:50 - 12:00 Guided tour in the palace of Knossos
• 12:00 - 12:30 On the way to Heraklion town
• 12:30 - 13:30 Guided tour in the Archaeological Museum
• 13:30 - 14:00 Brief guided tour in Heraklion town center
• 14:00 - 15:30 Free time in Heraklion town
• 15:30 - Hotel  On the way back

 *Accurate time of departure and return depends on were your hotel is located.

* Itinerary is subject to minor alterations depending on traffic, weather conditions or any other unpredictable circumstance.

1. The tour in Knossos Palace is always in small groups which do not exceed the number of 50 persons by group, thus everyone will be able to listen and follow the guide.

2. The entrance fee for the Palace of Knossos vary as follows:

   · NORMAL TICKET: €15

   · PERSONS 5-25 YEARS OLD OUTSIDE THE EU: €8

   · CHILDREN UP TO 5 YEARS OLD OUTSIDE THE EU: FREE

    · INDIVIDUALS UP TO 25 YEARS OLD IN THE EU (i.e. born from 01/01/1999 to today): FREE

   · PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 65 WITHIN THE EU: €8

    

   For the Archaeological Museum, respectively, the following applies:

   · NORMAL TICKET: €12

   · PERSONS 5-25 YEARS OLD OUTSIDE THE EU: €6

   · CHILDREN UP TO 5 YEARS OLD OUTSIDE THE EU: FREE

   · INDIVIDUALS UP TO 25 YEARS OLD IN THE EU (i.e. born from 01/01/1999 to today): FREE

   · PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 65 WITHIN THE EU: €6

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3.  Discount is given to children, students (providing student card) and elders over 65.
4. An excursion not to be missed.