Guidebook for Heraklion
Food Scene
A lovely restaurant by the sea, with great tastes and reasonable prices.
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Kastélla
9 Leof. Sofokli VenizelouA lovely restaurant by the sea, with great tastes and reasonable prices.
Everything Else
Ligaria
A beach, close to Heraklion. It is generally less crowded there.
Agia Pelagia
Nice beach, with many restaurants and taverns .
This is the largest aquarium in the Mediterranean. It depicts marine life with upgraded and impressive presentations of natural landscapes, offering visitors a chance to see rare sea living creatures.
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Cretaquarium - Thalassocosmos
This is the largest aquarium in the Mediterranean. It depicts marine life with upgraded and impressive presentations of natural landscapes, offering visitors a chance to see rare sea living creatures.
There is a nice, long sandy beach here that attracts a lot of tourists especially in the summer.
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Matala Caves
There is a nice, long sandy beach here that attracts a lot of tourists especially in the summer.
Sightseeing
The Minoan Palace of Phaestos is the second most important Minoan site in Crete, after Knossos. The design of the palace is a copy of Knossos, but in smaller scale and without many labyrinths.
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Palatul Minoan Phaistos
Eparchiaki Odos Faistou - Kalon LimenonThe Minoan Palace of Phaestos is the second most important Minoan site in Crete, after Knossos. The design of the palace is a copy of Knossos, but in smaller scale and without many labyrinths.
Koules Fortress is the symbol of Heraklion Town. It stands at the entrance of the port and dominates over the lovely Venetian harbour.
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Fortăreața Rocca a Mare
Koules Fortress is the symbol of Heraklion Town. It stands at the entrance of the port and dominates over the lovely Venetian harbour.
You should visit the ruins of the ancient civilication of Crete, destroyed thousands of years ago, from the santorini volcano erruption.
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Knossos
You should visit the ruins of the ancient civilication of Crete, destroyed thousands of years ago, from the santorini volcano erruption.