Heraklion Half-Day (5 hour) Private Tour: Knossos and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum - <p align="justify"><strong>A guided visit to Knossos archaeological site and its famous palace, major city of the Minoan civilization 4,000 years ago and a guided tour of the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, considered to be one of the five most important museums in Greece.</strong></p>

A guided visit to Knossos archaeological site and its famous palace, major city of the Minoan civilization 4,000 years ago and a guided tour of the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, considered to be one of the five most important museums in Greece.

Heraklion Knossos

Our guide will meet you at your hotel. We set off for the Knossos Minoan Palace, one of the main centers of the Minoan Civilization, 4 millenia back in time. Your Guide will make a full description of the palace itself, the technology and the social characteristics of the time, and answer your questions. Next we head for downtown Heraklion for a Guided tour of the Archaeological Museum, one of the five most important museums of Greece. The exhibits give a detailed description of the Minoan civilization in all its aspects.

Please, do not forget to wear a hat and comfortable shoes, as we will have to walk through the archaeological site under a hot sun. Bring along your cameras, as well. No flash is allowed in the museums.

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Crete, Heraklion Knossos

Heraklio: Gold signet ring from a tomb at Isopata (Knossos area). On the bezel is a representation of women in ecstatic ritual dance, in a meadow with lilies. The smaller figure is considered to be a goddess descending from the sky.

Heraklion Minoan Statuette: Fertility Goddess from the Palace of Knossos

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