KNOSSOS: CRETE SHORE EXCURSIONS

CRETE SHORE EXCURSIONS (KNOSSOS)

Price: 32 € from Chania / 25 euros from Heraklion
Duration: 4 hours
Level Activity: Low
Extra Fees: There are no extra fees in this shore excursion in Chania





What's eating: "Dakos", Cretan meze consisting of a slice of soaked dried bread or barley rusk (paximadi) topped with chopped tomatoes and crumbled feta or mizithra cheese, olives and flavored with herbs such as dried oregano.

Souvenir: Greek Sandals, mini reproductions of the temples, clothing with greek embroidery.

Code Dress: Please note the Dress Code recommended to enter any church. No shorts, bare shoulders or miniskirts. This applies to both men and women. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended

SHORE EXCURSION IN KNOSSOS (CRETE)

Departing from the port by bus, we will head towards Heraklion to make our visit of the famous archaeological site of Knossos, the ancient capital of the great kingdom of Minos. Our guided tour will take us through amazing ruins of the ancient palace complex, once the religious and administrative center of the region. The restoration undertaken by Sir Arthur Evans, although criticized by somebody for their modernity, they help the tourists to appreciate the building as it was in the past, as well as to understand the labyrinthine complexity .
After the tour, we will return to the port by bus.