Photos: Moonik, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Sailko, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Cayambe, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: Moonik, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Sailko, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Cayambe, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
The dig that never really finished
Your local guide
Maria Fragkiadaki
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Highlights
- A Bronze Age palace, honestly explained
- Original stone versus later reconstruction
- The throne room outline traced
- Storage jars and what they reveal
- Three years of cataloguing, shared
About this tour
This session traces the layout of Knossos from the public perimeter, three years after I finished cataloguing finds from the same site. You see the throne room outline and the storage magazines, and hear which parts are genuinely Bronze Age and which were added during the twentieth-century restoration. It moves at a careful, explained pace.
I walk the perimeter path slowly, stopping at each viewing point to explain what you are actually looking at, then take questions before moving on. The distinction between original and reconstructed work comes up throughout.
This suits anyone who wants the site explained honestly rather than just photographed. It also works well before or after a museum-focused session.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 7 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Heraklion before heading out.
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Knossos perimeter path 21 min
You see the palace outline from the public path around the site, and I explain how much of what stands today is reconstruction rather than original Bronze Age fabric.
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Throne room outline 21 min
From the viewing point I trace the layout of the throne room, describing the wall paintings found there now kept at the museum in town.
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Storage magazines view 21 min
The camera moves along the row of storage rooms, and I explain what the huge clay jars found here revealed about how the palace was supplied and run.
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Your questions 14 min
Time to ask anything about Heraklion: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 6 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Apaki (smoked pork) and Old Town / Lions Square, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Athens time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Heraklion, showing you Knossos perimeter path and Throne room outline live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet and the link comes with your booking. I stay along the perimeter path where the camera can reach.
Times shown in Athens time (EET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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