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Palace of Knossos

Castle or palace · Crete · Greece 🇬🇷
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Admission prices
Adult
€20
€20,00
Reduced
€10
€10,00
stated on hh.gr/en/destinations/knossos · checked 2026-10-10 Full: €20,00 Reduced: €10,00

Practical

Palace of Knossos: address

71409 Knossos, HeraklionOpen in Google Maps →✓ hh.gr/en/destinations/knossos · 2026-10-10

Palace of Knossos: opening hours

Summer hours April 1 – August 31 Daily
08:00 – 20:00
September 1 – 15 Daily
08:00 – 19:30
September 16 – 30 Daily
08:00 – 19:00
October 1 – 15 Daily
08:00 – 18:30
October 16 – 31 Daily
08:00 – 18:00
Winter hours November 1 – March 31 Daily
08:00 – 17:00
✓ hh.gr/en/destinations/knossos · 2026-10-12

Palace of Knossos: closing days

The site remains closed on the following dates and public holidays: January 1, March 25, May 1, Easter Sunday, December 25 & 26.✓ hh.gr/en/destinations/knossos · 2026-10-10

Palace of Knossos: what should I know before visiting?

Last admission: 20 minutes before closing time✓ hh.gr/en/destinations/knossos · 2026-10-12

Palace of Knossos: how to get there

By bus By city bus, 20 minutes from the city of Heraklion By car 15 minutes from the city of Heraklion✓ hh.gr/en/destinations/knossos · 2026-10-10

The indisputable centre of the great Aegean-Minoan civilisation, Knossos was inhabited from the Neolithic until the Roman times. However, its heyday was in the Minoan period (2000-1350 BC), with the first palace erected around 2000-1900 BC.

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