Skip the ticket line and enter hassle-free to the Heraklion Archaeological Museum with a prebooked admission ticket sent to your email together with an audio guide.

About this ticket

Free cancellation: Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
Covid-19 precautions: Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
Valid 1 day: Check availability to see starting times.
Skip the ticket line
Audio guide included: English
Wheelchair accessible

Highlights

Enjoy a hassle-free visit with an entry e-ticket for the Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Admire the exhibits housed in the Museum such as the Phaistos Disk, the “Snake Goddess”, the Stone bull’s head rhyton, the Mino’s ring
Marvel at the amazing Minoan frescoes such as the bull-leaping scene, the “Prince of the Lilies” and the “Ladies in blue”

Full description

Experience the Heraklion Archaeological Museum at your own pace with a skip-the-line 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 & iOS) in English
Offline content (text, audio narration, and maps)
Free time to explore the museum

Live guide
Smartphone or headphones
Food and drinks
Transportation

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

Traveler requirements

You must bring your own headphones
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Masks are required while indoors
All participants who are over 18 years old must also bring a valid form of government-issued photo ID
All participants who are over 18 years old must present either proof of full vaccination or proof of a Covid-19 infection within the last 3 months. All participants who are under 18 years old must present a negative test taken no more than 24 hours before the activity starts

Meeting point

There is no meeting point with a physical guide. The self-guided audio tour begins at the entrance of the museum which is located in Heraklion downtown, opposite the busy Eleftherias square.

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Important information

What to bring

Headphones
Charged Smartphone

Not allowed

Pets
Smoking

Know before you go

This activity includes the regular adult entry ticket which can be used by all ages and lets you skip the long ticket lines

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4 /5

based on 18 reviews

Review summary

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4.7/5

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A breathtaking collection of Minoan art and artefacts, thoughtfully curated. The audio guide presents suggested highlights, but there's plenty more to see in every room. Informative signage is provided in English and Greek. If you have to choose between visiting the Knossos archaeological site and the museum, I recommend the museum - it provides a more comprehensive insight into Minoan material and spiritual culture.

September 21, 2021

Superb museum! To wonder if we are in a prehistoric museum or a museum ... of contemporary art! Everything is beautiful, fine, colorful (all the pottery, for example). A lesson in humility! A MUST!8

May 14, 2022

Well organized visit Super interesting topic Super audio guide when you understand the organization.

May 3, 2022

Crete: Heraklion Archaeological Museum Ticket & Audio Guide

Crete: Heraklion Archaeological Museum Ticket & Audio Guide

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