Heraklion Archaeological Museum ticket with audio guide

Two audio tours, two landmarks, one afternoon on your phone

A self-guided tour of Heraklion, Crete combining museum entry with downloadable audio narration of the Heraklion Archaeological Museum's Minoan collection and a walking route through the city's historic sites. You download the app and audio content to your phone before arrival, explore at your own pace, and use the tours repeatedly before or after your visit. Audio available in English, Spanish, Italian, French and German. Smartphone or headphones are your choice to bring.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Heraklion Museum and City

• Visit Heraklion Archaeological Museum
• Listen to museum audio guide
• Tour Koules Fortress
• See Morosini Fountain at Lions Square
• Use city audio tour on smartphone

The experience

You get an e-ticket to the Heraklion Archaeological Museum plus two separate audio tours (one for the museum's galleries, one for the city itself) all downloaded to your phone before you arrive. The museum tour walks you through the Phaistos Disc and other Minoan treasures with historical detail and lesser-known stories woven in. The city tour covers two stops: the Koules Fortress, a 16th-century Venetian stronghold that guarded the old harbour, and the Morosini Fountain in Lions Square, built in 1628 and still standing as one of Heraklion's most recognizable landmarks. Put on headphones and move through each at whatever pace suits you: linger in front of a display case, skip ahead, or circle back to a story that caught your attention.

The audio content is offline, so you won't burn through roaming charges, and you can use both tours as many times as you want before the visit, during it, or weeks later if you want to revisit the stories. The museum visit itself takes between one and four hours depending on how deep you go. The city walk connects two major sites without a fixed route or schedule. Because everything runs on your phone, there's no meeting point, no group pace to match, and no guide to wait for. You move when you're ready and stop when something holds your attention.

What’s included

• E-ticket entry to the Heraklion Archaeological Museum.
• downloadable audio guide in English, Spanish, Italian, French or German.
• offline maps and text content.
• self-guided audio tour of Heraklion's city landmarks including the Koules Fortress and Morosini Fountain.
• access to reusable audio content you can listen to before, during or after your visit.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day17 departure times: the first at 08:00, the last at 18:00

Book up toStart time

AgesAdult (8 to 88 years) · Under 8: can't be booked

GroupUp to 20

Audio guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German and Italian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsNo refund if you cancel.

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Good to know

Moderate physical effort

Operated by Clio Muse Tours

Is this one for you?You move through the museum and the city on your own schedule with no guide or group keeping pace, which works well if you have a free afternoon and want to spend as much or as little time as you choose at each stop. The offline audio means you explore without worrying about data charges or connectivity.

Top questions

What's inside the Heraklion Archaeological Museum that the audio tour covers?

The audio tour leads you through the museum's collection of Minoan treasures, including the Phaistos Disc, with historical context and stories about how these artifacts shaped the ancient world and what they reveal about life in Minoan Crete.

Can I use the audio tours before I actually visit the museum?

Yes. You can download the audio content to your phone before you travel and listen to the stories anytime: before your trip, on the day of your visit, or afterward. The tours work offline, so you can replay them whenever you want.

What are the two main stops on the city tour?

The Koules Fortress, a 16th-century Venetian fortress at the entrance to Heraklion's old harbour, and the Morosini Fountain in Lions Square, an ornate fountain from 1628 that locals call the Lions. The audio narration explains the history and architecture of each.

Do I need to bring headphones or can I use my phone's speaker?

You can use either headphones or your phone's built-in speaker. It's your choice. The audio content downloads directly to your Android or iOS device, so you control how you listen.

How long does the whole experience take?

The museum visit alone can take anywhere from one to four hours depending on how much time you spend with each exhibit. The city tour covers two landmarks without a set schedule, so you move at your own pace and decide how long to spend at each stop.