Best Things to Do in Heraklion

The capital of Crete, Heraklion is a port with a long and compelling story to tell. Over the centuries the city has been controlled by the Byzantines, Moors, Venetians and Ottomans before joining modern Greece in the 20th century. The Venetians were in charge all through the late Medieval and Renaissance periods, when they built […]

A Short History Of Heraklion City

Heraklion’s history goes way back, to the Minoan Era (3500 – 2100 BC). Knossos (characterized as Europe’s oldest city) used a port at the site of Heraklion (today area of Poros-Katsambas). The port was destroyed by a volcanic tsunami at around 1500 BC. When the Arabs conquered Crete, in 824, they turned Candia (Heraklion) to […]


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