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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
Yannis Markopoulos
…Yannis Markopoulos (Greek: Γιάννης Μαρκόπουλος; 18 March 1939 – 10 June 2023) was a Greek composer. Yannis Markopoulos was born in 1939 in Heraklion, Crete. Born into one of the old families of the island — his father was an attorney and later a Prefect — he spent his childhood in the seaside town…
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