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Κnossos Palace Guided Half Day Tour

Duration: 3 hours

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$71

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Overview

Meet with your guide at the terminal of Cretan Spiti Travel at 08:30 and drive 5km to southeast off the city to visit the Knossos Palace which was built from 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 featured 1300 rooms connected 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 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 11:30.

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Duration: 3 hours

TICKET PRICES STARTING FROM

$71

Taxes and fees will be calculated at checkout

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Κnossos Palace Guided Half Day Tour

English-speaking guide

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$35.84

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Knossos Palace (Spanish)

Spanish-speaking guide

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$41.81

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Knossos Palace (Italian)

Italian-speaking guide

Knossos Palace (French)

French-speaking guide

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$47.79

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