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Food scene
Hacienda.
25 Leof. Andrea PapandreouRelax and enjoy your coffee
Savoidakis Bakery
1 RaftopoulouAn excellent bakery just 3 minutes walk!
Traditional Crete food, 4 minutes walking distance from our place.
Exquisite, and one of the best, if not the best local restaurant, on Crete.
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Érganos
5 Geor. GeorgiadouTraditional Crete food, 4 minutes walking distance from our place.
Exquisite, and one of the best, if not the best local restaurant, on Crete.
Would you like some delicious local bites in the middle of your Heraklion center site seeing?
This is where to make a stop!
A 6-minute walk from the renovated archaeological Museum, on the way back to our place.
I should visit this museum to see its rich in history, original artifacts.
Μεζεδοπωλείο "Η Αυλη"
31 SmirnisWould you like some delicious local bites in the middle of your Heraklion center site seeing?
This is where to make a stop!
A 6-minute walk from the renovated archaeological Museum, on the way back to our place.
I should visit this museum to see its rich in history, original artifacts.
Tartufo
92 Geor. PapandreouProbably the best pizza at Heraklion, 2 minutes walking distance from our place!
Xareski
16-20 Louka PetrakiOne of the best local restaurants in town, 3-4 minutes walking distance from our place.
Fyllosofies cafes pies donuts Heraklion
33 Pl. El. VenizelouBest bougatsa in Greece!
Neighborhoods
The center (one of them). Eat, drink, walk, shop, relax!
Try the local bougatsa and loukoumades desserts and delicious souvlaki, bifteki, etc.
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I-Morosini Lions Fountain
Platia Eleftheriou VenizelouThe center (one of them). Eat, drink, walk, shop, relax!
Try the local bougatsa and loukoumades desserts and delicious souvlaki, bifteki, etc.
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1866The "old shopping street" (one of many shopping areas). Souvenirs, local produce, food.
A short walk down from Lions Square (the center).
Feel the sea, have local super delicious seafood and other local dishes and, if you have time, take a walk past the old Fortress to fill your lungs with pure oxygen!
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I-Museum ka-Heraklion
2 I. MerineliA short walk down from Lions Square (the center).
Feel the sea, have local super delicious seafood and other local dishes and, if you have time, take a walk past the old Fortress to fill your lungs with pure oxygen!
Platia Eleftherias
Plateia EleftheriasAnother city center, according to the locals
Sophisticated, local and other delicious dishes, at the city center.
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Peskesi
6-8 Kapetan CharalampiSophisticated, local and other delicious dishes, at the city center.
Other charming City/town on Crete
Chania
Lovely scenery, and culture immersion, near the old port
Rethymno
If you are in Crete, deal with the heat and the crowds and visit this historic spot.
You will tell your friends that you have been at the place where civilization in Europe begun.
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Knossos
If you are in Crete, deal with the heat and the crowds and visit this historic spot.
You will tell your friends that you have been at the place where civilization in Europe begun.
For kids, for very young and for up to 85+ years old :)
https://www.kidslovegreece.com/en/our_top_selections/the-best-places-for-kids-around-heraklion/
I-Natural History Museum ka-Crete
Leoforos Sofokli VenizelouI-Museum yase-Archeological yase-Heraklion
1 ChatzidakiAcqua Plus
Open air, very popular theater. Been there many times. 3 minutes walk from our place.
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Kipotheatron "N. Kazantzakis"
1 Geor. GeorgiadouOpen air, very popular theater. Been there many times. 3 minutes walk from our place.
Getting around Crete, to Santorini and other islands
Book a taxi or minivan to go anywhere on Crete.
This business has 1995 5/5 star ratings on TripAdvisor, low cost transfers from the airport, Crete excursions and tours:
https://www.cretetaxi.net
CreteTaxi.net
61 GrammouBook a taxi or minivan to go anywhere on Crete.
This business has 1995 5/5 star ratings on TripAdvisor, low cost transfers from the airport, Crete excursions and tours:
https://www.cretetaxi.net
Get on a ship and go to Santorini for a day or more.
Walk around the Venetian port, enjoy local seafood, see the old fortress.
Several local restaurants on the west side of the small port area, south and west of the traffic circle on the map.
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Heraklion Port Passenger Station
Leoforos NearchouGet on a ship and go to Santorini for a day or more.
Walk around the Venetian port, enjoy local seafood, see the old fortress.
Several local restaurants on the west side of the small port area, south and west of the traffic circle on the map.
Airport Bus Station Heraklion
Heraklion - Bus Station
Main bus station at Heraklion, across from the main sea port.
Bus station
35-37 El. VenizelouBus station at Hersonissos, a popular tourist partying town on Crete.
Izeluleko zedolobha
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Safe destinations - Home of the oldest European civilization
The city of Iraklio (also written as "Heraklion") and the island of Crete are safe destinations!
Knossos palace, just outside the city, is the area of the 1st European civilization. Don't miss it, even though it will probably be loaded with tourists during summer.
Some Information here in in other posts in our guidebook:
https://www.worldhistory.org/knossos/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knossos
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Activities at Crete
Below are lists of activities from Heraklion that we found for you.
We have not used them so we are not sure about their services but some of them seem attractive, for couples, for solo travelers and some for families :
https://www.viator.com/Heraklion/d961-ttd
Whttps://www.getyourguide.com/heraklion-regional-unit-l164137/
https://www.getyourguide.com/heraklion-l1806/family-friendly-activities-tc1094/
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Knossos. Advanced civilization, 9000 years old. More detail
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/greece/articles/a-brief-look-at-knossos-9000-year-history/