Planning to spend time at Knossos Palace in Crete

[redsoxdw_]

I am planning to visit Knossos Palace next summer and I am looking for suggestions. Should I book a guided tour in advance? How long should I plan to stay?

I have researched the area and I know I want to see all the sites I possibly can in the complex. I also heard that a lot of the artifacts aren't at the site - they're at the archaeological museum in Heraklion. So, if I want the full experience it sounds like I need to plan at least two days for this?

Any advice is appreciated!

 

[k_tsoukalas]

The last time I saw this site, I did so from the hop on/ hop off bus. In Heraklion, this is a good option for seeing a bunch of sites because you can choose where you want to stop. They narrate while you're on the bus, as well. I just got off the bus and paid for my ticket - so other than that, there really isn't much else to do. I would suggest spending more than one day with the hop on/hop off bus if you want to see a lot of sites. I spent maybe four hours in the archaeological museum because I love that stuff, and that didn't leave a lot of time for much else. I guess it all takes planning - you can do Knossos and the museum together in the same day with careful planning, and it also doesn't have to be through the same bus tour I did.