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​GREEK ISLANDS - GREECE - Crete Island - Heraklion

Heraklion is the capital city of Crete. In the heart of the city there are many monuments dating to the Middle Ages, a period in which Heraklion witnessed great prosperity like the Venetian Fortress or the Venetian-style Μorozini fountain, also known as the Lions.
Knossos, one of the most important archeological sites in Europe, the legendary centre of the Minoan civilization from 1900 to 1400 BC. The Palace of Knossos, the largest one in Minoan Crete, witnessed two architectural phases and which was devastated by the earthquake of Santorini (1450 BC).
BEST TIME To VISIT HERAKLION
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to CRETE

From April to October
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