By all means go as early as you can. The bus ride from the main station and back is cheap, E10, and takes a short time, 15 minutes or so. The grounds open at 8am, so try to be the first if you appreciate a bit of quiet contemplation. Once the herds of tourists arrive you will have trouble finding... More

We're very glad to have visited Knossos. It's a truly interesting site. We're VERY glad we hired one of the licensed guides just inside the entrance gate. I think our visit would have really been a waste without it. The guide spoke fluent English and was informative and charming. At first we were told a private guide would cost 60... More

Unfortunatelly you can only see a small part of the glorious minoan palace as the desastrous volcano of santorini almost didn't leave anything. However, it is still clear that a great civilization thrived in that place in the past and its history is more than interesting to know. Too bad I didn't have time to visit the archeological museum in... More

Very nice site. Interesting. We hired a guide, and that was well invested, since signs are rather poor. Incredible to think that the area was a kind of jungle. Man kind cut the wood, and changed climate and vegatation for ever. We also liked the fact that reconstruction was well done, so you could have a better impression of the... More

The innovations that you will observe at the site are remarkable. When many of our ancestors were living in caves these people were building structures with sewers and toilets and separate water supplies, incredible luxuries, too.

My favorite part of visiting Crete! The history is so interesting... but definitely don't skimp on this activity and forgo the guide. The information signs don't give the full rich history behind the palace and the myth of the maze.

This city was the birth of civilisation in Europe and it is the biggest and most important of all the ruins in Crete, so it is a must do. I got here from Iraklia Bus station, there are regular 20 mins buses and only 1.50 each way, cheaper than the buses on the rest of the island. i got of... More

You're in Crete, right? Heraklion? So of course you'll be at Knossos. The views and the history are unbelievable. The parking is free. The souvenir shops across the street are actually kind of cool. Only thing docking this down to four stars is the goofus developer who decided to do crappy archaeology and start messing around with the ruins in... More

The Palace has been partially rebuilt showing original colors, paintings. It is huge and it takes a couple of hours to visit it all, but it gives a good idea of the size of the palace and how the people lived in antic Knossos