From the palace of Minoas to the cool gorge
Many people know its existence, its history and have visited it. It is Knossos, the house of Minoas. It is known to everyone living in Crete or visiting it....
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Natural History Museum of Heraklion
The Natural History Museum works under the framework of the University of Crete and is on the Sofoklis Venizelos coastal Street. The exhibition of the museum is…
Heraklion Natural History Museums
Archaeological Museum of Heraklion
One of the most important museums of Greece, the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, is in the north-east of the Eleftheria square. The building of the museum began…
Heraklion Archaeological Museums
Historical Museum of Heraklion
The Historical Museum of Heraclion is in the coastal road, on the 27th of Sofoklis Venizelos Street. The Historical Museum of Heraclion was founded by the Society…
Heraklion Historical Museums
Heraklion
Every part of the capital of Crete, Heraclion, shows a different culture, every culture that flourished in there during the centuries. Every area travels you to…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Kapetanakeio, a historical building
Kapetanakeio is one of the historical buildings of Heraclion that dominates in one of the most beautiful spots of the city. The 1stGymnasium of Heraclion, theoldest…
Crete Cretography
A sweet custom of the New Year's Day
Bougatsa is the sweet… custom of the New Year’s Day and Heraclion. Tones of bougatsa are consumed by the people of Heraclion in the night of the New Year’s Eve…
Crete Culture
Agiofarago climbing spot
The Agiofarago climbing spot is in the Agiofarago gorge, in the south of the Heraclion prefecture, of Festos municipality. It is the southernmost climbing place…
Crete Climbing
Troumpa in Heraclion
Prostitutes, rebetes and mages were the residents of the Lakkos neighbourhood. In Lakos, there were weird feasts, hashish making and other illegal acts that could…
Crete Cretography
Martha
Martha is 54 kilometers from Heraklion, on the foot of the south-western edge of the Koupa hill of the Dikti Mountain. The village falls under the Viannos municipality…
Chania Towns and villages
The myth of Neraidospilios
Neraidospilios is 20km south of Heraklion, in the green gorge of Astraki. According to the legend, in the Fairy Cave of Astrakas located in the gorge of Karteros,…
Heraklion Lakes Hiking
Voni
Voni is famous for its religious tourism due to its female monastery in the village that is dedicated to Agia Marina. Administratively the village is under the…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Thrapsano
Thrapsano, the center of pottery in Crete, is about 30 kilometers in the south-east of Heraclion. The settlement is under the Minoa Pediados municipality and 340…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Agia Marina of Voni monastery
The female monastery of Agia Marina is 500 meters from the Voni village, in a large valley of many vineyards. A large number of people visits the monastery every…
Heraklion Monasteries
Tourloti
The picturesque and small settlement Tourloti is built on a Hill between the villages Kalivia and Tefeli. Tourloti is approximately 45 km from Heraklion city and…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Karavados
The picturesque Karavados village is about 50 kilometers in the south-east of Heraclion and under the Minoa Pediados Municipality. 300 people live in the village…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Milliarades
Miliarades of the Viannos municipality is 53 kilometers from Heraklion, on the northern foot of the Koupa hill of the Dikti Mountain, 1188 meters above the sea…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Pefkos
The Pefkos village is on the southern foot of the Psari Madara hill of the Dikti Mountain, 2141 meters above the sea level and 10 kilometers from Ano Viannos. Pefkos…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Emparos
The Emparos village is on the south-western foot of the Dikti Mountain, 430 meters above the sea level and the valley of the Mparitis River is around it. It is…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Avli
The picturesque Avli village of the Minoa Pediados is 35 kilometers from Heraclion. The Kassanoi settlement is under the Avli district. According to the 2011 census,…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Amiras
Amiras or Amira is in the Viannos municipality, on the southern edges of the Dikti Mountain, 680 meters above the sea level, in a place full of olive and fruit-bearing…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Spilia tou listi
Between Tsoutsouros and Kastri is the beautiful beach of Spilia tou Listi (i.e. thief's cavern). It is a beach that combines the sand with the great rocks and clear…
Heraklion Beaches
Folkrore museum of Ano Vianno
The historical and folklore Museum of Viannos was found in 1996 and exhibits many important objects. Some agricultural tools are exhibited and the professions of…
Heraklion Culture Museums
Ano Viannos
“Passers-by, when you go to Viannos, don’t walk on graves in order not to be burnt. Brothers were buried there that were fighting for freedom. They killed mothers,…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Kato Archanes
Kato Archanes is one of the most picturesque villages in the Heraklion prefecture with lots of alternative activities. Paths, small woods, archaeological sites…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Fourni
A walk in the beautiful, man-made small wood next to one of the most important archaeological sites in Crete would be a very good idea. Fourni is on a hill full…
Heraklion Archaeological Areas Forest
Archanes
“The other day, the three friends went a trip to a fine village known for its vineyards, about two hours from Kastro. It was on the foot of the Holly Mountain,…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Vorizia
The village Vorizia ( Voriza, in the past) is in the southern foot of Psiloreitis, 53 kilometers from Heraclion. Administratively the village is under Zaros of…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Agiofarago
Agiofarago is one of the most impressive beaches in the Heraclion prefecture due to its imposing rocks that surround it, the pebbly coast and its crystal, emerald…
Heraklion Beaches Canyons
Agarathos
The beautiful and historical Agarathos Monastery is 380 meters above the sea level, in the south-western side of the Soros Panteli hillock of the Pediada district.…
Heraklion Monasteries
Tsoutsouras
Sea, entertainment, archaeological sites, myths and legends are all in the coastal settlement of Tsoutsouras. The settlement is divided into two, Tsoutsouras and…
Heraklion Beaches Towns and villages
Museum of El Greco
A museum with an exhibition of the copies of the work of Domenicos Theotokopoulos was found in 1998, in Fodele, the birthplace of the great painter. The El Greco…
Heraklion Other Museums
Fodele
The picturesque Fodele settlement is on the 25th kilometer of the Heraclion- Chania national road, built in a very colorful landscape. Large trees, flowers, the…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Rogdia
Rodia or Rogdia is a picturesque settlement, built amphitheatrically on the sides of Marmarokefala, 300 meters above the sea level. Rodia with the panoramic view…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Savathiana Monastery
A small paradise on earth with tranquility, peacefulness and devoutness for the visitor is in the Savathiana Monastery, in Rogdia. The monastery is 20 kilometers…
Heraklion Monasteries
Agia Pelagia
Agia Pelagia is a coastal tourist resort, built amphitheatrically, in the west side of a large and beautiful peninsula, in which wonderful bays are shaped. It is…
Heraklion Beaches Towns and villages
Chondros
Chondros is a village of the Viannos municipality and 64 kilometers from Heraclion. The long beaches are a feature of the district. Kastri (where the beach starts),…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Tertsa
Tertsa is a small but picturesque coastal settlement, 90 kilometers in the south-east of Heraclion and 25 kilometers in the south of Ierapetra. The village is in…
Heraklion Beaches Towns and villages
Keratokampos
Keratokampos is a coastal settlement in the Viannos municipality. Apart from the beach of the settlement, that is 7 kilometers long, the Kavousi gorge also ends…
Heraklion Beaches Towns and villages
Kato Simi
One of the most beautiful villages of the Viannos municipality, built in a very green area, is the Kato Simi village. Simi has the largest forest in the Heraclion…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Kastri
Kastri, the coastal settlement of the Viannos municipality, is 70 kilometers in the south-east of Heraklion. Kastri has been connected with the Keratokampos settlement…
Heraklion Beaches Towns and villages
Agios Antonios Monastery
The Agios Antonios Monastery is built on imposing rocks in the exit of the Arvi gorge of the Viannos municipality. The monastery is justifiably described as Meteora…
Heraklion Monasteries
Afrati
Afrati is a small traditional settlement of the Viannos municipality, 45 kilometers in the south-east of Heraklion. 175 people live in the beautiful village with…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Arvi
Arvi is a coastal settlement of the Viannos municipality, 80 kilometers from Heraklion and 35 kilometers from Ierapetra. The settlement is in front of a valley…
Heraklion Beaches Towns and villages
Voutes
The Voutes settlement is on a hillock with an amazing view of Heraclion and 12 kilometers from it. The Voutes district is also consisted of the Giofirakia settlement.…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Agia Eirini
Agia Eirini, the area with the dense plantation, is a few kilometers in the north of Heraclion. The settlement took its name from the small church of Agia Eirini…
Heraklion Forest Monasteries Towns and villages
Knossos
One of the most important centres of the ancient civilization is 5 kilometres to the south-east of Heraklion in a green area with olive trees, vineyards and cypresses…
Heraklion Archaeological Areas
Treis Ekklisies
The Treis Ekklisies (i.e. three churches) coastal settlement is behind the imposing Asterousia Mountains in the end of the Ampas gorge. It is an area that makes…
Heraklion Beaches Towns and villages
E4 Asites - Profitis Ilias
The path in the Agios Charalampos gorge is a part of the E4 European long distance route. Following the route, you can go through the impressive Agios Antonios…
Heraklion E4
Gorge of Venerato
The gorge of Venerato is a very small gorge, 500 meters long and with a natural beauty. The gorge is between Venerato and the Paliani Monastery and 17 kilometers…
Heraklion Canyons
Siva
Siva is a village of the Heraclion municipality, 280 meters above the sea level. 260 people live in the settlement and their main occupations are olive crop and…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Kerasia
The Kerasia settlement is built on the eastern sides of the Chalepa hill, 340 meters above the sea level, on the 20th kilometer of the national Heraclion-Mesara…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Paliani Monastery
The Paliani Monastery is near and under Venerato of the Heraclion municipality and is one of the oldest monasteries in Crete. The female monastery is from the First…
Heraklion Monasteries
Venerato
Venerato is a village of the Heraclion municipality, 20 kilometers from the Heraclion city. Administratively the district is consisted of Venerato, the Paliani…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Pirgou
The beautiful and traditional buildings and the two flour-mills in Kazola are worth visiting in Pirgou. Pirgou is 20 kilometers from Heraclion where, administratively,…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Petrokefalo
“… on the lap of the mountain and hidden from the sun is the large village of Petrokefalo” wrote N. Kazantzakis, in his book, “Kapetan Michalis”. Petrokefalo is…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Pentamodi
Pentamodi is a quiet and picturesque village in the valley of the Gazanos River, 17 kilometers from Heraclion. Administratively, the village is under the extended…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Kato Asites
Kato Asites is a beautiful, mountain village on the foot of the Psiloreitis Mountain, 450 meters above the sea level. The distance of the village to Heraclion is…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Monastery of Agios Georgios Gorgoleimon
The Monastery of Agios Georgios Gorgoleimon is on the foot of the Koudouni Mountain, 500 meters above the sea level, near the Kato Asites settlement. The monastery…
Heraklion Monasteries
Agios Charalampos gorge
The gorge starts from the small Agios Charalampos church in the south of the Ano Asites settlement. The small gorge is easily accessed, particularly in the summer,…
Heraklion Canyons
Folklore Museum of Ano Asites
The Folklore Museum of Ano Asites was created in order to preserve and spread the manners and customs of the area. The building of the museum was bought by the…
Heraklion Culture Museums
Ano Asites
Ano Asites is a settlement of the former Malevizi district of the Heraclion municipality. It is a village of a high environmental, cultural and archaeological interest.…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Agios Mironas
The Agios Mironas settlement is exquisite for its architecture and its cultural activities. Administratively, the village is under the former Malevizi district,…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Skourvoula
Skourvoula of the Festos municipality is built on the southern foot of Sanidas Mountain, 350 meters above the sea level, with a panoramic view of the fertile Mesara…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Platia Peramata
Platia Peramata is a small settlement in the middle of the dirt road that connects Kaloi Limenes with Lentas. The settlement is 70 kilometers from Heraklion. A…
Heraklion Towns and villages Beaches
Moires
Moires is the seat of the Festos municipality. It is a large town of the former Kainourio district, 53 kilometers from Heraklion and built in the Mesara plain,…
Heraklion Towns and villages
Roman tombs in Agios Thomas
The most impressive tomb of Crete is in Agios Thomas, in Gria Mantra. The monolithic Roman tombs are preserved in a very good condition. The path in the south of…
Heraklion Other Historical Sites
Metaxochori
The picturesque village of Metaxochori is built in the foot of a hill, 420 meters above the sea and 34 metres from Heraclion. The village belongs to the Archanes-Asterousia…
