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Minoan Life: Knossos Palace, Olive Mill Visit, Lunch at Archanes
Minoan Life: Knossos Palace, Olive Mill Visit, Lunch at Archanes
Minoan Life: Knossos Palace, Olive Mill Visit, Lunch at Archanes
Minoan Life: Knossos Palace, Olive Mill Visit, Lunch at Archanes
Minoan Life: Knossos Palace, Olive Mill Visit, Lunch at Archanes

Minoan Life: Knossos Palace, Olive Mill Visit, Lunch at Archanes

By Heraklion Wine Tours
5 out of 5
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$622 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Indulge in personalised service from our top local drivers with specialist knowledge in the comfort of a chauffeured luxury vehicle.

Take in the stellar ruins and sumptuous frescoes of the Palace of Knossos, appreciating it in a way that few will have the opportunity to do. Immerse yourself in labyrinthine wonder as we transport you back to a time when myth and history were indistinguishable.
Where there is culture, there is Olive Oil. Let us take you a few metres away from Knossos Palace, specifically to Skalani village. Here you will discover a Family-Owned Olive Mill in which you will taste Cretan indigenous varieties of Olive Oil with divine aromas and flavours.
Enchanted by the Cretan land, its history, and its products, it is impossible not to visit the magical village of Ano Archanes with its beautiful streets and old houses. One of the few places visited by the current King of England Charles. A magical place to enjoy a local meal cooked with much love and care.

Activity location

  • Knossos Archaeological Site
    • 714 09, Knosos, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Knossos Archaeological Site
    • 714 09, Knosos, Greece

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Pick-up From Heraklion Area
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h6h
  • English

Pick-up Areas: Heraklion City
Heraklion Port Passenger Station
Amoudara
Karteros

Private Tour
Duration: 5 hours
Traditional Lunch: Four-course Menu at a local Taverna at Archanes Village
Luxury Vehicle: Volvo S80 Τ6
VW Tuareg V8
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
AU$622.36 x 1 AdultAU$622.36
Total
Price is AU$622.36
Pick-up from Elounda Agios Nik
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h6h
  • English

Private Tour
Duration: 7 hours
Lunch at Archanes Village: Traditional Lunch at a Local Tavern
Premium SUV
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
AU$687.88 x 1 AdultAU$687.88
Total
Price is AU$687.88
Pick-up from Rethimno Erea
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h6h
  • English

Olive Oil Tasting
Private Tour
Duration: 7 hours
Lunch at Archanes Village: Traditional Lunch at a local Tavern
Premium SUV
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
AU$687.88 x 1 AdultAU$687.88
Total
Price is AU$687.88

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedOlive Mill Factory Visit with Tour and Tastings
  • What's includedWhat's includedFour-Course Traditional Lunch
  • What's includedWhat's includedOlive Oil tasting of local Varieties
  • What's includedWhat's includedChauffeured premium vehicle at your disposal
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedPersonal pick-up & drop-off
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAny Personal Expenses
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedKnossos Palace Admission Fees (Full: €15, Reduced: €8)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTour Guide at Knossos Palace. There ae Tour Guides upon extra charge at the entrance of the Site

Know before you book

  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Knossos Archaeological Site
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket not included
Knossos is the main Bronze Age archaeological site at Heraklion, a modern port city on the north-central coast of Crete. The site was excavated and the palace complex found there was partially restored under the direction of Arthur Evans in the earliest years of the 20th century. The palace complex is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete. It was undoubtedly the ceremonial and political centre of the Minoan civilisation and culture. In order to purchase tickets online for the archaeological site of Knossos visit the official e-ticketing service of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports at etickets website on voucher.
Skalani
  • 1h 30m
Visiting one of the best olive mill factories in Skalani Village, 7 kilometres from Heraklion city. Arriving at the Olive Mill a host of the premises will take you along for an olive grove tour, as well as the factory mills tour, and then will arrange you a private table to proceed with an Olive Oil tasting. During Olive Oil Tasting you will be able to recognise and learn all the aspects that differentiate good from bad olive oil. A perfect place to relax, a perfect place to feel the aromas and nature around you.
Archanes
  • 2h
Archanes is a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Archanes-Asterousia, of which it is a municipal unit. It is also the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement in central Crete. The discovery of ancient roads leading from Archanes to Juktas, Anemospilia, Xeri Kara and Vathypetro indicate that Archanes was an important hub in the region during Minoan times. Archaeological evidence indicates that ancient Archanes spread out over the same area as the modern town of Archanes. At this beautiful village, you will enjoy an amazing meal cooked with love and care at a local family tavern established back in the 1960s. Plenty of time to walk around the village and visit little stores or have an ice cream or a coffee.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESKnossos Archaeological Site
    • 714 09, Knosos, Greece

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEKnossos Archaeological Site
    • 714 09, Knosos, Greece

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