Plan your visit
Concierge guides to Knossos Palace Tickets
Practical, concierge-written guides to visiting Knossos Palace Tickets: timing, transport, comparisons and FAQs.
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The Best Time to Visit Knossos
When to arrive to beat the cruise crowds and the Cretan heat, the best months to come, and how to time an open-air walk through the Minoan palace.
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How to Get to Knossos from Heraklion
The city bus, taxi and driving options for the short hop from Heraklion to the Minoan palace, with journey times and where to catch each one.
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What to See at Knossos
The Throne Room, the Grand Staircase, the storage magazines and the reconstructed North Entrance — a concierge guide to the highlights of the Minoan palace.
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Knossos and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Why the palace and the museum belong together, the ideal order to visit, and how to build a comfortable Minoan day around the Cretan heat.
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Visiting Knossos with Kids
How to make the Minotaur's palace exciting for children, what to pack for the heat, and how to plan a family day around the Bronze Age ruins.