MUSEUMS & GALLERIES
The pick of the collection, reviewed.
A hand-picked shortlist of the 6 crete museums travellers rate highest, with the prices, the run times and who you actually book each one through.
Self-guided e-ticket combo for Knossos and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, with optional multi-language audio guides and time slots.
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Prebooked ticket plus offline audio guide for the Heraklion Archaeological Museum. See Minoan treasures like the Phaistos Disk.
Full-day bus tour from Chania or Rethymno to Knossos Palace and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, with city free time. Entrance tickets extra.
Private full-day Heraklion highlights: Venetian Walls, Kazantzakis Tomb, Minoan Museum, Rocca a Mare, and Knossos with flexible timing.
“The Museum in Herkelion is amazing. It is full of everyday objects and princely pieces all well organized and explained.”
Explore the Lychnostatis Open Air Museum in Crete with traditional village houses, workshops, a distillery, gardens, and optional film or guided tour.
Small-group Knossos and Heraklion museum day from Chania with hotel pickup, guided myths at the palace, and practical city time.
“Love this tour operator. Christine's communication with us, from booking to pick up, was exceptional. The guided tour was well-paced and educational, as was the walk through the city. Our teenage children are still raving about what they learned and saw at the Palace of Knossos; it was their favorite part of our trip to…”
