Explore Knossos Palace - Half-Day Guided Tour - Crete

Meet with your guide at the terminal of Cretan Spiti Travel, across from the entrance of the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, in front of Hari’s Creperie, at 10.30am as we drive 5km southeast to visit the Knossos Palace, built between 1700 to 1400 BC. Advanced architectural techniques were used in its construction and sections of the palace stood up to 5 stories high.

Settlements in Knossos date as far back as the Neolithic period. Neolithic remains from around 7000 BC are found throughout Crete, explore the ruins of the ancient Minoan civilization. Knossos Palace features 1,300 roomsconnected by corridors and a theater and extensive storerooms, which held large clay containers of oil, grains, dried fish, beans and olives – often with gold hidden beneath.

The site was discovered in 1878 by Minos Kalokairinos. The excavations in Knossos began in 1900 A.D. by the English archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans and his team and they continued for 35 years. After the visit of the site we return at the terminal of Cretan Spiti Travel at 13:30.