This very popular destination is located only few kilometers south from Heraklio. The first palaces were built around 1900 BC, at the same time as the large towns of which they were part. The palace was a political, economic and religious center of the magnificent Minoan Civilization as well as the birthplace of the world famous myths such as of Europa, Minotaur, the Labyrinth, Deadalus, Theseus and Ikarus.

The buildings, which had several stories, housed ceremonial apartments, rooms with religious function and set of storerooms. The palaces also had a theater.

Leaving behind the palace of Knossos, our tour continues to the center of Heraklion, where we will visit the Archeological Museum which presents excavated finds from all over Crete, thus illustrating the ancient history of the island from Neolithic times (5700BC) to the Greco-Roman period(5^th century BC to 4^th century AD).

At the end of this excursion you will have a free time to walk around the center of Heraklion with the lions at the Fountain of Morozini, the Byzantine church of Agios Titos and the Venetian harbor with its Fortress of Koule.

You will spend a wonderful day admiring the beauty and learning about the way of living of one of the oldest civilizations in the world.