A Crete pottery class is a workshop where visitors shape clay with a Cretan potter, on the wheel or by hand, in a village studio or a town workshop on the island. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the class formats, the villages and towns, … Read more
A Rethymno day trip from Heraklion is a day out from the capital of Crete to the Venetian town of Rethymno on the north coast, by bus, car or guided tour, with the return in the evening. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the road … Read more
A Heraklion shore excursion is a tour that meets cruise passengers at the port of Heraklion, on the north coast of Crete, and brings them back to the ship before it sails. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the excursion formats, the old town, the … Read more
Archanes tours visit Archanes, a wine village south of Heraklion in central Crete at the foot of Mount Juktas, with its restored houses, its wineries and the Minoan sites around it. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover what the tours cover, the Knossos combinations, wine … Read more
A Chania shore excursion is a tour that collects cruise passengers at Souda port, the harbour that serves Chania on the north-west coast of Crete, and brings them back before the ship sails. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover the excursion formats, old town and … Read more
Gortyna tickets give entry to the archaeological site of Gortyna, also spelled Gortyn, in the Messara plain of south-central Crete, home of the Gortyn Law Code inscribed in stone. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover what the ticket covers, where to buy it, e-tickets, reduced … Read more
What is the best Greek island for over 50s? Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. Our evidence-based picks (Crete 1) compare comfort, walkability, crowds, food, and history. Powered by GetYourGuide If you’ve typed “what is the best Greek island for over 50s” into Google, you’re probably not looking for the loudest beach clubs or … Read more
Imbros Gorge tickets give entry to the path through the Imbros Gorge in Sfakia, south-west Crete, a walk that runs down from the village of Imbros to Komitades near the Libyan Sea. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover what the ticket covers, where to buy … Read more
Arkadi Monastery tickets give entry to the Holy Monastery of Arkadi south-east of Rethymno in Crete, the fortified monastery of the 1866 revolt, with its church, refectory, cellars, gunpowder magazine, museum and art gallery. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below cover what the ticket opens, the … Read more
The Heraklion hop on hop off bus is an open-top sightseeing bus in Heraklion, the capital of Crete, with two routes: a red line through the city and out to the palace of Knossos, and a blue line to the beach hotels of Ammoudara. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece … Read more
A Preveli day trip from Heraklion crosses Crete from the north coast to the Libyan Sea, where the Megalos Potamos river flows through a grove of Cretan date palms into a lagoon behind Preveli beach, below the monastery of the same name. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The … Read more
Cretaquarium tickets open the doors of CretAquarium, the public aquarium of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research at Gournes on the north coast of Crete, east of Heraklion, where the tanks hold fish and other sea life of the Mediterranean. Tours across the rest of the country are listed on Greece Tours. The sections below … Read more