Overview
Meet with your guide at the terminal of Cretan Spiti Travel at 10.30 to start exploring the historical city center of Heraklion. Visit, along with your expert tour host, Heraklion’s major monuments. Travel through time and its rich history. Discover the past and present of a city that combines old with new. The 7th labor of Hercules was performed here, the birthplace of famous painter El Greco and writer Nikos Kazantzakis. On this tour, hear stories about Heraklion's turbulent past and visit its legendary churches, fountains, and monuments like Saint Minas Cathedral and Lion’s Square (here you will have the opportunity to taste traditional Cretan Mpougatsa and raki). Continue with Tito’s Church, Heraklion Town Hall, Kule’s Fortress, and other Venetian monumental buildings. Return to the terminal at 13:00.
What's Included
- Mpougatsa & Raki Tasting
- Professional T/L
- VAT and all legal taxes included
- Pick up-drop off transfer
- Gratuities
- Anything that is not specified in the program as included
Meeting Location
Sapoutie
Iraklio 712 02, Greece
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Cathedral of St. Minas
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Agios Titos Church
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Morosini Fountain (Lion's Fountain)
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Castello del Molo (Koules)
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Venetian Loggia
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Our company is not responsible for the client’s failure to appear at the meeting point for the booked tour or activity.
- Last minute cancellation of flights or inability to disembark from a cruise ship, is not our company’s responsibility, therefore any refund requests due to such incidents will not be accepted. Should the client be aware of such a change, he/she is requested to communicate with our company more than 24 hours before the tour or activity starts, in order to discuss possible date or time amendment (subject to availability)
- Refund requests for last minute cancellations (up to 24 hours before the tour or activity), for any reason, will not be accepted.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions
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Activity code: C-16666P33
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