Knossos - Lassithi

This day trip was a full experience into learning about Greek mythology, Greek history and expericing the small mountain towns of Crete. The trip had a few extra stops that weren't on the itinerary in the small towns, which we didn't mind as it added to the day but it did make the trip a bit longer than expected (again, wasn't a problem for us but worth bearing in mind!) The palace and the Monastary were definitely the highlight, both were stunning and so full of Greek history. It was a great day out, the kids did well, it probably wasn't the most interesting thing for them but kept their attention enough!

The tour covered a lot of places: the Cave of Zeus, a convent, and Knossos Palace. It was a fair price for the amount of ground covered. However, the tour was not what I expected in many ways. It was in English, French and German, so you have to listen to everything three times. The pre-organisation was poor and we did not learn until the day beforehand where the meeting point would be - this is not acceptable for travellers who may have to make arrangements to reach it. Also, the Cave of Zeus is not that great, and although you have lunch in Tzermiado, you don't actually get to see the village. The Lasithi Plateau is not that big - the amazing view is actually driving up into the steep mountains. The tour of Knossos hit all the main points and was quite good. The rest of the content was not fantastic, but if you want to see Lasithi Plateau without hiring a private driver, this might be the best way to do it. I also found the Viator booking platform extremely unhelpful, forcing me to use this unreliable chat instead of emailing the tour provider. Will avoid in future.

Nous avons fait cette visite combiné avec l’autre génial visite du tour opérateur tour-Line Crète ( Plateau de Lassithi et Grottes ) ce combo et juste génial je vous invite volontiers a lire mon 1er avis sur ce dernier. Ce combo ou le matin notre guide Anglais-Francais Kati nous apportes dans les mythes et légende ainsi que l’histoire et cultures de là Crêtes . Avec la visite d’un des plus vieux monastère orthodoxes de l’île , puis direction les caves de Zeus, ensuite repas dans une taverne typique Grec, et après ce succulent repas de midi nous prenons la direction de knossos pour visité le berceau de la civilisation minoens une des plus vielle au monde et qui et a l’origine de la civilisation grec elle mêmes, selon la légende les ruines de knossos serais le lieu ou le roi Minos aurais enfermé le terrible Minotaure et la ou Dédale a construis le célèbre labyrinthe . Kati nous fait la visite de ce lieux incroyable charger d’histoire ou légende et fait historique ce mélange. Un magnifique lieux que je vous conseille de voir .