HERAKLION CITY TOUR - MARKET & CRETAQUARIUM
Every Saturday
Pick up time from our Hotel: 08:30
From 25€ Per Person
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Extras pay on spot: Entrance Aquarium 12.00€ per adult
6.00€ ages 05 - 17 years old
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Description:
A different excursion for those who want to experience the island’s everyday life!
We start with a tour around the city of Heraklion (app. 30 min.) with our first stop at the Liberty Square in the center. From there, you have the opportunity to visit the capital town of Crete. The Byzantium, the Ottoman Empire, the Venetian Rule have all left their marks on Heraklion. You can admire the imposing fortress of Koules at the harbor, the Venetian Walls that surround the old city, you can sit at one of the many restaurants or coffee shops in the Lions’ Square to enjoy your coffee or your lunch or if you wish to, you will be able to visit one of the many city museums, the Municipal Library and the Art Gallery or one of the numerous byzantine churches.
After our visit in Heraklion, we will visit the biggest open-air Market in Pateles where dozens of peddlers offer their merchandise in very good prices.
Next Stop the Cretaquarium. Here you are going to admire various marine species, from small fish and clams to big sharks and tuna, all of which are indigenous of the Mediterranean... After our tour, we can enjoy our coffee in the café of the building before we go back to our hotels.
08:30 Pick up from our Hotel
10:00 Arrival in Heraklion (city tour 30 min)
10:30 Free time in Heraklion
12:40 Arrival open-air Market
14:00 Departure from open-air Market
14:30 Arrival Cretaquarium
16:00 Departure from Cretaquarium
16:45 Arrival Heraklion
About 17:30 Return to our Hotel
ROUTE: 80 km.
DURATION: app. 7 hours
STAY HERAKLION: 2 hours
STAY MARKET: 1 hour & 20 min.
STAY AQUARIUM: 1 ½ hours
