Heraklion Trip Overview
Visit Knossos, discover the advanced and sophisticated 4000 year old Civilization of Crete. Meet the Minoans, see the Palace of Knossos with its Labyrinth and splendid wall paintings.
Next stop an authentic village nearby, wine tasting, also tasting local products (olive oil, honey, herbs).
Heraklion city tour, explore the Historical city center of Heraklion and Capital of Crete! The 7th labor of Hercules was performed here, the birthplace of El Greco and Nikos Kazantzakis.
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Duration: 1 to 4 hours
Starts: Heraklion, Greece
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Heraklion, Heraklion Prefecture, Greece
Visit Knossos, discover the advanced and sophisticated 4000 year old Civilization of Crete. Meet the Minoans, see the Palace of Knossos with its Labyrinth and splendid wall paintings.
Next stop an authentic village nearby, wine tasting, also tasting local products (olive oil, honey, herbs).
Heraklion city tour, explore the Historical city center of Heraklion and Capital of Crete! The 7th labor of Hercules was performed here, the birthplace of El Greco and Nikos Kazantzakis.
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Stop At: Knossos Archaeological Site, Knosos, Heraklion, Crete 714 09 Greece
THE MINOAN PALACE AT KNOSSOS
Knossos is arguably the most instructive Neolithic and Bronze-Age site in the Aegean/ Eastern Mediterranean (7000-1000 BC). The reconstructed remains give you a chance to experience the labyrinthine architecture of the Minoans as no other site can, and provide a wonderful backdrop to many vignettes to help appreciate the Minoan culture. What went on in a Palace? Were their ladies the mainstay of their society? What sort of health did they enjoy? How did they organize the production of their sort-after textiles? What names were their oxen called?
The Minoans although the ancient sites as Knossos were excavated by the end of the eighteenth century still this ancient Bronze Age Civilization holds on to its secrets well tucked away as if in the labyrinth of Myths and history!
This first civilization of Europe sprung here in Crete and has never stoped captivating us, alluring us with its high aesthetics and beauty.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete
HERAKLION CITY – TASTING AND WALKING TOUR
Explore the Historical city center of Heraklion and Capital of Crete! The 7th labor of Hercules was performed here, the birthplace of El Greco and Kazantzakis. On this tour you enjoy local products finger food and wine amidst Venetian monumental buildings.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
