Heraklion, Herakleion or Iraklion, is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Greece, and the la
Knossos is located within the Municipality of Heraklion and has been called Europe's oldest city
The snake goddess (c.1600 BC) in Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Representation of the city of Candia and the surrounding area by Francesco Basilicata, 1618
The tomb of Nikos Kazantzakis in the Martinengo bastion
The Sea of Crete, or Cretan Sea, is a sea, part of the Aegean Sea, located in its southern part, with a total surface area of 45,000 km2. The sea stretches to the north of the island of Crete, east of