We got up early and headed out to Irakleio to go to the open air market. We got really lost, that is one confusing city. We never found the market and it took us 45 mins to find out way out and get on the road to Knosos. Knosos is the palace of King Minos which was built over 4,000 years ago. We explored Knosos and then head to a winery a few miles up the road. We couldn’t do a tasting but we are bringing back a few bottles. The winery was very high up and had amazing views. To get back to the hotel from the winery we had to go back through Irakleio, needless to say we spent another 45mins lost in the city trying to get back on the road to the hotel. None of the streets are named and they go from being a 2 lane road to a very narrow alley and back again. Plus the drivers are insane weaving in and out of traffic. The highlight of the day was where we stopped for a late lunch on the road back to the hotel. Below is a short video of our experience.
For dinner we headed back to Rethymnon to walk in Old Town, found a excellent sidewalk restaurant and had wine and Gyros.
Tomorrow we are going to conquer Samaria Gorge!
