jms2362 Posted May 13, 2009 #1 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I will be going to Iraklion in September. Has anyone been there and what do you recommend?:confused: I have not found alot of information of what to do and see. Could use any suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan-M Posted May 13, 2009 #2 Share Posted May 13, 2009 We were there last October and went to the Knossos (about 3 miles from the city of Iraklion), visited the archaeological museum in Iraklion and explored the city on foot for a while. Here's a link to a thread that I posted in a while back with details of how we went to Knossos: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=967543&highlight=iraklion Using the "Search This Forum" feature on the Med forum page, enter 'Iraklion' and other threads with helpful info will show up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swcruise Posted May 16, 2009 #3 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Was there as well last September, we spent a leisurely 1/2 day wandering through the town which was very pleasant. Our cruise line also offered an excursion to a nearby beech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisiamc Posted May 16, 2009 #4 Share Posted May 16, 2009 We went to Knossos and also to the Koules, the Venetian fortification in the harbour. We enjoyed both very much. Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchclogs Posted May 16, 2009 #5 Share Posted May 16, 2009 We had just a half day there last July on the Navigator of the Seas. We went on ships tour to Knossos + Heraklion town. With the time restraints we had, I would do this again notwithstanding it was very crowded and the guides seem to vary in quality (we could not hear ours very well) That said, based on our experience I would not recommend this for anyone with children or teenagers. The tour included a brief excursion into the town: we had a short walk stopping at the Lion fountain and 40 minutes or so free time. I recall the the shopping advisor on board led a shopping trip on foot, I think this was about 20 - 40 minutes walk from the ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrobynec Posted May 16, 2009 #6 Share Posted May 16, 2009 We had just a half day there last July on the Navigator of the Seas. We went on ships tour to Knossos + Heraklion town. With the time restraints we had, I would do this again notwithstanding it was very crowded and the guides seem to vary in quality (we could not hear ours very well) That said, based on our experience I would not recommend this for anyone with children or teenagers. The tour included a brief excursion into the town: we had a short walk stopping at the Lion fountain and 40 minutes or so free time. Just curious why you would not recommend a tour of Knossos for teens:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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