This excursion takes you to the biggest open market in Crete, which is organized twice per week on Thursday & Saturday. Here you will have the opportunity for shopping on a very low cost price. If you want to get small presents and souvenirs for home, this is the best choice for you. By visiting the open market in Heraklion you will get the feeling of market life in Crete. The buzz on the market will bring you back in time and you will see how the locals try to present and sell their products. On the market you will have the opportunity to taste the traditional “suvlaki” on foot as well, on the many small posts selling food and drinks.

After our walk in the market, we will visit the town of Heraklion where you have free time for shopping; you can enjoy your coffee or you can walk and admire the several monuments such as the Byzantium, the Ottoman Empire, the fortress of Koules at the harbor, the Lion`s square, the Municipal Library and many other sightseeing in the city.

Should take:             Comfortable shoes, Camera

Return to hotels:      13:30 – 14:00