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Heraklion (Iraklion) Travel Guide

Iraklion is the gateway to Knossos, one of the most important Minoan palace sites. The museum here is home to the world's only comprehensive collection of Minoan artifacts. Beyond that, the town has magnificent fortified walls and several other testaments of the Venetians' time of power. Iraklion is also big enough (Greece's sixth-largest city) and confident enough to have its own identity as a busy modern city. It often gets bad press because it bustles with traffic and commerce and construction—the very things most travelers want to escape. At any rate, give Iraklion a chance. Follow the advice below, and you just may come to like it. Read More

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Cretan Adventures

10 Evans Street, Heraklion
Crete, Greece

Distance: 0.3 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Cretan Adventures offers outdoor activity packages in Crete and Greece. ... Read More
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Palace of Knossos

southeast of Iraklio
Crete, Greece

Distance: 3.0 mi. (from destination center)

Description: The Palace of Knossos is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and the center of the Minoan civilization and culture.... Read More
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Stavros Beach

Northwest coast of the Souda (Akrotiri) peninsula
Crete, Greece

Distance: 19.4 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Stavros Beach is located at the north tip of the Akrotiri Peninsula, and is near a small fishing harbor. ... Read More
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Airports

Major Airports near Heraklion (Iraklion)

Distance (mi.)
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos Airport 193.4 map
Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport 233.1 map

Other Smaller Airports near Heraklion (Iraklion)

Distance (mi.)
Heraklion N. Kazantzakis Airport 2.8 map
Chania Souda Airport 57.1 map
Naxos Airport 123.0 map

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