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Knosós (0.2 miles from The Minoan Palace of Knossos)
Located in Knosós in the Crete region, Ariadni's House has a balcony and city views. The air-conditioned property is 23 miles from Malia.
Knosós (0.2 miles from The Minoan Palace of Knossos)
Located in Knosós in the Crete region, Heraklion-Knossos Luxury Home has a terrace and mountain views.
Heraklio (1.2 miles from The Minoan Palace of Knossos)
Located 1.4 miles from The Minoan Palace of Knossos, Minimalistic Studio Apartments offers a garden, a terrace and accommodations with a balcony and free WiFi.
Heraklio (1.3 miles from The Minoan Palace of Knossos)
Located in Heraklio, 1.6 miles from The Minoan Palace of Knossos and 2.6 miles from Venetian Walls, Persephone's Project has air-conditioned accommodations with a balcony and free WiFi.
Heraklio (1.2 miles from The Minoan Palace of Knossos)
Located near Knosós, this air-conditioned apartment features a patio and offers free WiFi access. The unit is 2.1 mi from Heraklio Town.
Heraklio (1.2 miles from The Minoan Palace of Knossos)
Gardenia Rooms has well-equipped accommodations featuring free WiFi in Heraklio, 1.4 miles from The Minoan Palace of Knossos and 2.1 miles from Venetian Walls.
Hotel in Heraklio
Hotel in Heraklio
Hotel in Heraklio
Located in Heraklion's elegant district, this 5-star hotel offers 2 gourmet restaurants, a free wellness center and a large freshwater pool. Luxurious rooms feature balconies with pool and city views.... Very nice and helpful staff. The room was always cleaned. Good breakfast and coffee.
Hotel in Heraklio
Athinaiko Hotel occupies a central position in the heart of Heraklion, just a short stroll from the port and offers comfortable, rooms with attached bathroom. Cleanliness ! Look like 4* hotel
Hotel in Heraklio
Located in Heraklio and with Heraklion Archaeological Museum reachable within 1.4 miles, Asterion Hotel has express check-in and check-out, non-smoking rooms, a bar, free WiFi throughout the property... Excellent customer service. Great location near the airport.
Hotel in Heraklio
Less than 5 minutes' bus ride from Heraklion center in Crete, Sofia hotel offers a seasonal swimming pool and a seasonal restaurant. It serves breakfast and features rooms with free WiFi and a... close to the airport. Fair price
Hotel in Heraklio
Pasiphae Heraklion Hotel is located in Heraklion, very close to the airport, port and the historical center where several restaurants, bars and museums can be found. It offers rooms with free Wi-Fi. great location and great room. super clean and comfortable!
Hotel in Heraklio
Located just 656 feet from Heraklion Port, Life Hotel by Estia offers quality central accommodations with modern amenities, including free WiFi access. The hotel is fully air-conditioned throughout. very comfortable beds. close to walk to catch ferry boat.
Not worth the effort. The place looks more like a mad architect's dream than authentic ruins - none of the reconstructions are authentic and whatever the guides tell you in the end it always turns out that we in fact have no idea what was what among the ruins. The crowds don't make it any more pleasant and the ticket prices are ridiculous compared to what you get (if you buy tickets via Google Maps, it's cheaper). I was really keen on exploring Minoan architecture but what you see at Knossos is more a product of vivid Victorian imagination than actual Minoan culture.
It is so fascinating. I recommend having a tour guide to get the most of what you see. Also, don't miss the Archaeological Museum in Heraklion. These two places really go together. Many artifacts from Knossos are in the museum.
I have been to both Egypt and Mexico and compared with the sites there Knossos was not as impressive as I had expected. The photo at the head of this insert was the best thing about a site of erected stones.
It is an outside attraction so careful of the sun. The café just inside the entrance has a small shaded upper seating area up steps - this recommended. Can get busy in middle of day with coach arrivals. You can get there from Heraklion on regular local bus from Bus Station A and many other stops to south of town.
We left it until quite late in the afternoon to attend the Palace grounds...this was a good idea for two main reasons - far less of a crowd, actually very few people; it was also the middle of summer so the heat of the day was well past its fiercest. The "redoing" of the paint work and the rebuilding brought the ruins back to some semblance of what it might have been like but I baulk a little at how accurate it all is...also the question of meddling in recreating ruins! Fascinating none the less!
Interesting place, though I read that the renovation has plenty of fantasy in it so it might not have looked exactly like this. I read somewhere that the entrance fee used to be 6 euros few years back...now it is 15.