Located south of Iraklio, the Minoan Palace at Knossos is the biggest attraction on Crete, and rightly so. The massive site once had 1,200 rooms here, and some of them have been recreated to give an idea of just how grand living there was.
Phaistos The ruins of the Minoan Palace at Phaistos are set on a hill overlooking a plain. Explore the palace’s central courtyard, royal apartments and the grand staircase.
Malia Palace Malia Palace is the island’s third largest Minoan palace. It was built in about 1900 BC, destroyed in an earthquake then rebuilt in about 1650BC.
Zakros
Zakros is the smallest of the four Minoan palaces. Located at the east shore of Crete, it was where ancient vessels coming from the east unloaded their cargo.
Palekastro
Palekastro is a Minoan town unearthed at the Rousolakos location near the modern town of Palekastro.
Gortys
Gortys, just ouside of Heraklion, was once a very important city during the Minoan Age. It was the Roman capital of Crete, was first inhabited around 3000 B.C., and was a flourishing town between 1600-1100 B.C. The Gortyn Code is both the oldest and most complete known example of a code of ancient Greek law.
The final cost of renting a helicopter is proportional to flight time. That’s why we position helicopters where you actually need them. We get rid of expensive positioning costs. The wide ranges of helicopters within our network are ready to fly out of a wide range of cities and islands including Mykonos, Santorini, Crete, Thessaloniki, Zakynthos and the nation’s capital, Athens.
Hire a Helicopter flight to a Hotel
We can organize helicopter flights to any hotel or location which allows helicopter landings. In Athens some of the hotels that allow helicopter landings are Cape Sounio, Grecotel Exclusive Resort, Grand Resort Lagonissi and Astir Palace Resort.
Other popular hotels and resorts with helipads are Costa Navarino, AmanZoe, Santa Marina in Mykonos.
Contact us and we will be happy to assist you with your helicopter hire (24hrs)
