Highlights
- Enjoy a hassle-free visit with a ticket for the Heraklion Archaeological Museum
- Admire the exhibits housed in the Museum such as the Phaistos Disk
- Marvel at the amazing Minoan frescoes such as the bull-leaping scene
Description
Experience the Heraklion Archaeological Museum at your own pace with a pre-booked e-ticket and a fascinating self-guided audio tour on your smartphone. Receive your ticket by email, download the app, and the audio tour on your phone, prior to your visit, and travel back in time to experience the masterpieces of Minoan art.
Put on your headphones and explore representative artifacts from all periods of Cretan prehistory and history, covering a chronological span of over 5,500 years from the Neolithic period to Roman times through the power of storytelling and learn historical information and uncommon stories and anecdotes from the ancient times.
Get an engaging and informative visit with in-depth research, squeezed into brief original stories. The audio tour can be used repeatedly and anytime, before or after your visit.
Gain valuable insights into one of the oldest and most important museums in Greece that is rightly considered as the Museum of Minoan Culture par excellence.
Includes
Regular entry ticket
Self-guided audio tour for your smartphone (Android and iOS)
Offline content (text, audio narration, and maps)
Free time to explore the museum
Excludes
Live guide
Smartphone or headphones
Food and drinks
Transportation
Important Information
- EU citizens aged 0-25 are entitled to free admission, however, they must wait in line to show an ID card or passport
- From April 1 to October 31, non-EU citizens aged 6-25 are entitled to 50% reduced admission upon presentation of their passport
- Children up to the age of 5 from non-EU countries are entitled to free admission upon presentation of their passport
- From April 1 to October 31, senior citizens over 65 from Greece or other EU countries are entitled to 50% reduced admission
- This activity includes the regular adult entry ticket which can be used by all ages
- An Android (version 9.0 and later) or iOS (version 17.0 and later) smartphone is required. The audio tour is not compatible with Windows Phones, iPhone X or older, iPhone SE 1st generation, iPod Touch, iPad 5th generation or older, iPad Air 2nd generation or older, iPad Mini 4th generation or older, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 1st generation
Easy cancellation
This activity is non-refundable
