{"id":1854,"date":"2018-10-25T08:16:38","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T08:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/?p=1854"},"modified":"2024-01-28T06:52:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T06:52:46","slug":"heraklion-capital-of-crete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/index.php\/europe\/heraklion-capital-of-crete\/","title":{"rendered":"Heraklion, capital of Crete"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1854\" class=\"elementor elementor-1854\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54192d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"54486\" data-id=\"54192d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32fb15f\" data-eae-slider=\"21112\" data-id=\"32fb15f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc1fa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fc1fa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">-Europe.Greece.Crete-<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-863c2db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"70526\" data-id=\"863c2db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bea2bb\" data-eae-slider=\"82814\" data-id=\"6bea2bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1689e24 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1689e24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54ae782 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"17579\" data-id=\"54ae782\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-720cefc\" data-eae-slider=\"96115\" data-id=\"720cefc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00bfae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00bfae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'courier new', courier;\">Note: This post contains affiliate links where I may earn a commission from at no extra cost to you. This helps me sustain this website to bring you more travel tips.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0076542 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"68052\" data-id=\"0076542\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33cae75\" data-eae-slider=\"844\" data-id=\"33cae75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2832a13 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2832a13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: terminal, monaco; font-size: 17px;\">The ship sailed into the port of\u00a0 Heraklion Crete at 08:00 and I did not successfully catch a good sunrise photo though I waited patiently for it since 06:00. Well, you win some and you lose some.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea151dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"83993\" data-id=\"ea151dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad83190\" data-eae-slider=\"41443\" data-id=\"ad83190\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab57897 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab57897\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1535\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_01112.jpg?fit=2048%2C1535&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9460\" alt=\"Heraklion Crete early in the morning\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_01112.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_01112.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_01112.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_01112.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_01112.jpg?resize=1536%2C1151&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_01112.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_01112.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_01112.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b099094 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"88085\" data-id=\"b099094\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cca603a\" data-eae-slider=\"69490\" data-id=\"cca603a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca435a7 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca435a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: terminal, monaco; font-size: 17px;\">Since we did not plan for a hectic sight seeing day we also went off the ship a little later than the other passengers, so it was relatively empty when we disembarked and again there was a free shuttle bus to the port entrance. At the port building there was an information center where we got a free city map. The lady there was not overtly friendly but we managed to get an English copy of the map.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad01909 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"28533\" data-id=\"ad01909\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2eb924\" data-eae-slider=\"53810\" data-id=\"a2eb924\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146a86d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"146a86d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-151654b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"26469\" data-id=\"151654b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d2896b\" data-eae-slider=\"76751\" data-id=\"6d2896b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf78ccd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf78ccd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sight-seeing Heraklion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2dac3ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"69972\" data-id=\"2dac3ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41a7634\" data-eae-slider=\"64949\" data-id=\"41a7634\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8391877 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8391877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: terminal, monaco; font-size: 17px;\">I have made prior research about what to see and do in Heraklion. So immediately after exiting the port building we made a left and headed for the ticket booth for the blue bus. The lady there was way more friendly and provided us with the relevant buses to take including the return to the port. (You see what better service you can get when the person is less stressed) The day ticket costed a very reasonable <b>5 Euros<\/b> each and we immediately were on our way with the bus no. 2 heading to our first stop &#8211; Knossos Palace.\u00a0 Here is the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/astiko-irakleiou.gr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a><span style=\"font-family: terminal, monaco; font-size: 17px;\">\u00a0to the bus routes and schedule in case you need it &#8211; Greek alphabet alert!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08c8d6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"34794\" data-id=\"08c8d6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f87476\" data-eae-slider=\"97460\" data-id=\"5f87476\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc508bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc508bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3984\" height=\"2988\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1601102.jpg?fit=3984%2C2988&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1887\" alt=\"Heraklion port bus station\" 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elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0173b94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"5789\" data-id=\"0173b94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9cd96f\" data-eae-slider=\"67722\" data-id=\"e9cd96f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09c3b06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09c3b06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2988\" height=\"3984\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1807512.jpg?fit=2988%2C3984&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1884\" alt=\"Heraklion daily ticket for public bus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1807512.jpg?w=2988&amp;ssl=1 2988w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1807512.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1807512.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1807512.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1807512.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77b0cee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"31437\" data-id=\"77b0cee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52019fd\" data-eae-slider=\"55800\" data-id=\"52019fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9619d7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9619d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3984\" height=\"2988\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1134312.jpg?fit=3984%2C2988&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1900\" alt=\"Heraklion Bus Numbers for sightseeing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1134312.jpg?w=3984&amp;ssl=1 3984w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1134312.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1134312.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1134312.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1134312.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1134312.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d6e0ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"42119\" data-id=\"4d6e0ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c9f545\" data-eae-slider=\"2297\" data-id=\"4c9f545\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f08d9bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f08d9bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2c5e32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"91066\" data-id=\"c2c5e32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c97d2dd\" data-eae-slider=\"27624\" data-id=\"c97d2dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3281544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3281544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Palace of Knossos<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0de93b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"67852\" data-id=\"0de93b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a93384a\" data-eae-slider=\"74706\" data-id=\"a93384a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e375eb9 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e375eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: terminal, monaco; font-size: 17px;\">It was an almost 30 minute ride on the bus due to traffic as it was a working day and we finally arrived at Knossos. I previously read that it costs 5 Euros per entry but when we got there it was 15 Euros per person!, the prices looked freshly replaced and I wondered if the prices changed because of days where ships come in to the port. Very likely where the phrase &#8220;his ship came in..&#8221; is coined from. I would expect with 15 Euros there would at least be a printed map and some information about what we are seeing but the lady at the ticket counter just said there are many signs posted with explanation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: terminal, monaco; font-size: 17px;\">If you have time, choose a walking tour with a guide. Otherwise just get a skip-the-line ticket. Below are options to choose from GetYourGuide. *Ticket costs is now <b>18 Euros<\/b> (information updated June 2023)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51ea56d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"38466\" data-id=\"51ea56d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74c53d0\" data-eae-slider=\"16876\" data-id=\"74c53d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1894040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1894040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"https:\/\/c108.travelpayouts.com\/content?trs=162252&shmarker=353816&place=Palace%20of%20Knossos&items=4&locale=en-US&powered_by=true&promo_id=4039\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad31384 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"98060\" data-id=\"ad31384\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba02477\" data-eae-slider=\"35656\" data-id=\"ba02477\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5e5ae4 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5e5ae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: terminal, monaco; font-size: 17px;\">There were not many signs posted around and they only state which parts of the grounds these were and when you visit such ancient ruins in Greece, it is the mythological stories that are interesting &#8211; so I sometimes caught narrations from some guides explaining the stories behind some of the frescoes. You should definitely go with a guide if mythology interests you. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">The site itself was pretty impressive with the labyrinth that housed the minotaur son of the Queen rumoured to be underground of the site. Here are some photos.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f6cfd3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"83191\" data-id=\"5f6cfd3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91e28a8\" data-eae-slider=\"29664\" data-id=\"91e28a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a83dee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a83dee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3984\" height=\"2988\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1132142.jpg?fit=3984%2C2988&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1899\" alt=\"Entrance \/ exit of Palace of Knossos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1132142.jpg?w=3984&amp;ssl=1 3984w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1132142.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1132142.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1132142.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1132142.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1132142.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Near to the entrance\/exit there is a place  to sit and rest. Restrooms are nearby as well.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1812a85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"44363\" data-id=\"1812a85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b93566\" data-eae-slider=\"36186\" data-id=\"2b93566\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5da0d39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5da0d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0146.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1888\" alt=\"The ruins of Palace of Knossos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0146.jpg?w=4032&amp;ssl=1 4032w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0146.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0146.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0146.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0146.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0146.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The ruins of Palace of Knossos<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10d6b21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"72621\" data-id=\"10d6b21\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-560b156\" data-eae-slider=\"94470\" data-id=\"560b156\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc569a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc569a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_01602.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1893\" alt=\"Ruins of Palace of Knossos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_01602.jpg?w=4032&amp;ssl=1 4032w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_01602.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_01602.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_01602.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_01602.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_01602.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The ruins are multi-level.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b04da6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"38915\" data-id=\"b04da6e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05318c5\" data-eae-slider=\"85434\" data-id=\"05318c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b799b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b799b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_01722.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1902\" alt=\"Throne Room at Palace of Knossos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_01722.jpg?w=4032&amp;ssl=1 4032w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_01722.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_01722.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_01722.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_01722.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_01722.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The throne room with a rather uncomfortable looking throne. I would not like to sit there for long. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da02ae4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"27057\" data-id=\"da02ae4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65ab38c\" data-eae-slider=\"65384\" data-id=\"65ab38c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bfd042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6bfd042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0176.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1911\" alt=\"Palace of Knossos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0176.jpg?w=4032&amp;ssl=1 4032w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0176.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0176.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0176.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0176.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_0176.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Some parts of the palace are surprisingly intact with frescos.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55b88ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"97621\" data-id=\"55b88ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-efc9264\" data-eae-slider=\"21512\" data-id=\"efc9264\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99eeb01 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99eeb01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: terminal, monaco; font-size: 17px;\">After we were done exploring , we looked for the bus stop with Bus No 20 that would take us to the Heraklion town center.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ee336a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"80727\" data-id=\"8ee336a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d844ba\" data-eae-slider=\"31338\" data-id=\"1d844ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de35f2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7de35f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e19ea55 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"13641\" data-id=\"e19ea55\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c96ee0\" data-eae-slider=\"82934\" data-id=\"4c96ee0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5511849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5511849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Heraklion Town Center<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15bf3f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"54765\" data-id=\"15bf3f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b87d8f\" data-eae-slider=\"92628\" data-id=\"3b87d8f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1586a22 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1586a22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: terminal, monaco; font-size: 17px;\">We walked around town with some areas comfortably pedestrianized. We found a good coffee and juice place where I had mixed fresh melon, mango and strawberry juice which costed 4.50 Euros at the time. As was normal in Crete the prices already included service charges, so a round up to the next dollar is usually how we pay. Tips are always welcome of course if the service provided was excellent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: terminal, monaco; font-size: 17px;\">We explored further the city center with the highlights of 25 August Street with its colonial buildings and the Morosini fountains at Lion Square. Plenty of places to eat and drink around too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a9fb45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"60066\" data-id=\"5a9fb45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-477dc8f\" data-eae-slider=\"3869\" data-id=\"477dc8f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12fc5bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12fc5bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3984\" height=\"2988\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1306562.jpg?fit=3984%2C2988&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1904\" alt=\"Shopping streets at the Town centre\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1306562.jpg?w=3984&amp;ssl=1 3984w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1306562.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1306562.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1306562.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1306562.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1306562.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Shopping streets at the Town centre<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-514435e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"65786\" data-id=\"514435e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5666963\" data-eae-slider=\"25140\" data-id=\"5666963\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cd3fc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cd3fc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3984\" height=\"2988\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1349172.jpg?fit=3984%2C2988&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1905\" alt=\"The Venetian Loggia of Candia - Heraklion Crete\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1349172.jpg?w=3984&amp;ssl=1 3984w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1349172.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1349172.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1349172.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1349172.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1349172.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Venetian Loggia of Candia - Heraklion Crete<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce67c6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"72200\" data-id=\"ce67c6e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2e3a3d\" data-eae-slider=\"65255\" data-id=\"d2e3a3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb70c1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb70c1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3984\" height=\"2988\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1352572.jpg?fit=3984%2C2988&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1906\" alt=\"St. Mark Basilica - Heraklion Crete\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1352572.jpg?w=3984&amp;ssl=1 3984w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1352572.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1352572.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1352572.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1352572.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1352572.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">St. Mark Basilica - Heraklion Crete<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9514730 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"91824\" data-id=\"9514730\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f639ec\" data-eae-slider=\"20498\" data-id=\"3f639ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9d9812 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9d9812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3984\" height=\"2988\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1353072.jpg?fit=3984%2C2988&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1907\" alt=\"Morozini Fountain - Heraklion Crete\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1353072.jpg?w=3984&amp;ssl=1 3984w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1353072.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1353072.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1353072.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1353072.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1353072.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Morozini Fountain - Heraklion Crete<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32a259d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"22465\" data-id=\"32a259d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4d153f\" data-eae-slider=\"69219\" data-id=\"f4d153f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e63faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e63faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3984\" height=\"2988\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1355362.jpg?fit=3984%2C2988&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1908\" alt=\"Traditional market street 1866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1355362.jpg?w=3984&amp;ssl=1 3984w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1355362.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1355362.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1355362.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1355362.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1355362.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Traditional market street 1866<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66c753e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"91102\" data-id=\"66c753e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8cc6b15\" data-eae-slider=\"32716\" data-id=\"8cc6b15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22d7b97 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"22d7b97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9ea799 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"14818\" data-id=\"e9ea799\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0529919\" data-eae-slider=\"4306\" data-id=\"0529919\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db8e19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7db8e19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ammadoura Beach<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81c47e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"35224\" data-id=\"81c47e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-820768f\" data-eae-slider=\"61499\" data-id=\"820768f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25825e5 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25825e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: terminal, monaco; font-size: 17px;\">We looked at the time and decided to head to the beach with the no. 6 bus from Astoria. The bus ride was again almost 30 minutes due to traffic and lots of stops. I have read the stop after Crete beach resort was nice with beach access at LOTOS but we ended up stopping earlier because we got nervous about the time and was unsure which frequency the buses had. So we stopped when we saw a beach access at the Camadari Spa and took a side path to the beach<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a345e3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"31831\" data-id=\"a345e3f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-238fb14\" data-eae-slider=\"23896\" data-id=\"238fb14\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afa8b46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afa8b46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3984\" height=\"2988\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1504572.jpg?fit=3984%2C2988&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1909\" alt=\"The path to Ammoudara Beach Heraklion Crete\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1504572.jpg?w=3984&amp;ssl=1 3984w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1504572.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1504572.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1504572.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1504572.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1504572.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The path to Ammoudara Beach Heraklion Crete<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-677d043 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"12500\" data-id=\"677d043\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d11078\" data-eae-slider=\"81513\" data-id=\"9d11078\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d983e27 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d983e27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: terminal, monaco; font-size: 17px;\">What a beautiful beach, with endless white sand and possibilities to rent the facilities such as deck chairs, umbrellas. Food and drinks were available as well as showers and rest rooms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-967a242 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"14262\" data-id=\"967a242\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e557238\" data-eae-slider=\"93684\" data-id=\"e557238\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5392c17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5392c17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3984\" height=\"2988\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1452502.jpg?fit=3984%2C2988&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1910\" alt=\"Ammoudara Beach Heraklion Crete\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1452502.jpg?w=3984&amp;ssl=1 3984w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1452502.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1452502.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1452502.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1452502.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zeweekendtraveller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181017_1452502.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9332475 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"24200\" data-id=\"9332475\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecee14e\" data-eae-slider=\"57521\" data-id=\"ecee14e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b94d12b elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b94d12b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: terminal, monaco; font-size: 17px;\">I did not check the prices since we did not have so much time, so it was a quick swim and then back to the bus stop to catch Bus No. 1 to the port. Luck was on our side as we waited about 10 minutes for it to arrive. The bus dropped us off 1 stop after Astoria (City Center). After asking a few people we found out that the port was only a 5-minute walk away and headed back without\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: terminal, monaco; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">problems.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: terminal, monaco; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Back on the ship I checked the shore excursion offered to Knossos Palace with free time for looking around at Heraklion center would have costed us 63 Euros each and instead we spent 20 Euros per person visiting Knossos, Heraklion and a trip to Ammoudara Beach and done at our own pace! I say money well saved.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: terminal, monaco; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Summary of this trip &#8211; in the short video below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fff53f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"78620\" data-id=\"2fff53f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-103c2de\" data-eae-slider=\"33206\" data-id=\"103c2de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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