Avoid the long lines at Heraklion's Knossos Palace with your skip-the-line ticket and relive Greek history on a guided walking tour. Choose the size of your tour and explore the ancient interior.
Step into Europe’s oldest city on a guided tour of Knossos Palace, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Once the seat of a mighty Bronze Age king, Knossos was a vast complex of more than 1,500 interlocking rooms: from the throne of “Minos” and sacred sanctuaries to luxurious royal apartments, treasure-filled storerooms, and remarkably advanced water systems.
Discover how the first palace rose soon after 2000 BC, only to be destroyed by an earthquake around 1700 BC and rebuilt into an even more magnificent four-storey complex adorned with vibrant frescoes, monumental courts, elegant staircases, and specialized workshops. For more than three centuries, it stood as the political and ceremonial heart of Minoan Crete until a series of earthquakes in the 14th century BC led to its final decline.
With a licensed guide, the stones speak, myths come alive, and the grandeur of the Minoans unfolds before your eyes. This is more than a visit, it’s a journey through 4,000 years of history, architecture, and legend.
Explore Knossos Palace with priority entry and guided storytelling included. Upgrade your comfort with our optional round-trip pick-up from Heraklion city center, skip the parking, enjoy the journey.
For a complete cultural experience, enhance your day with our 1:30 PM Heraklion Archaeological Museum add-on tour.
Fra
664 kr.
pr. person
Lokation:
Balkans, Greek Islands, South Aegean, Southern Europe, Crete, Greece, Cyclades, Heraklion, Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion Regional Unit, Palace of Knossos, Europe
Varighed:
90 minutter
Sprog:
English
Anmeldelser:
4.5/5 stjerner
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Højdepunkter
- Skip the ticket line to enter Knossos and take a tour with a licensed guide
- Learn about the history of the Minoan Civilization, the oldest one in Europe.
- Please make sure to be at the entrance 20 minutes before your chosen time slot!
- Pick-up option is applied from/to Heraklion city center area in extra cost.
- Enhance your day with an upgrade add-on for the Arch. Museum at 1:30 PM.
Yderligere information
- Meeting Point:
- Our check-in operator will be waiting for you by the ticket booth at Knossos, holding a sign with our “Meeting Point” logo.
- Check-In & Timing:
- Check-in opens 20 minutes before the scheduled tour start time.
- This is a shared group tour with strict entry slots.
- Late arrivals cannot be admitted. If you arrive after your scheduled time, your reserved entry tickets will expire, and the tour will be considered a no-show.
- Important Notice:
- Subject to availability, we will do our best to assist you in purchasing new entry tickets (€20 per adult).
- However, once the guided tour has started, it may not be possible to join.
- Arriving by Car?
- Please allow extra time for parking.
- We recommend arriving at least 30 minutes before the tour, especially for the 10:00–11:00 AM slots, when parking and entry are busiest.
- Location Reminder:
- Crete has four prefectures: Chania, Rethymnon, Heraklion, and Lasithi.
- Please ensure you’ve booked the tour closest to your area.
Inkluderet
- Original reseller of service - authorized travel agent
- Skip-the-ticket-line service, to avoid the queue at the ticket counter
- Entry ticket for the Knossos Palace, general admission fee (20 EUR)
- Licensed tour guide for a guided tour in a small group at the Knossos Palace
- Headset to hear the guide better, if the group size is over 6 participants (7-16 pax)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off service from Heraklion city (if selected as an add-on)
- Heraklion Arch. Museum guided tour at 1:30 PM. (if selected as an add-on)
- All fees and taxes (VAT 24% etc.)
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- Meals and drinks
- Tips
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