Heraklion Historic Vacations

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Historic Trip Blogs

Home to Europe's first civilization - Minoan Civilization | May 16 06'

by The Journeyers a female traveling as a couple, on vacation in Heraklion

"The town of Heraklion itself, brings to mind lazy summer days, white sands and smooth blue seas all accompanied by cups after cups of frappes ..."

Heraklion is the capital and economical centre of Crete region. It has a population of about 150,000 rendering it a good place to not just relax an... Continue reading »
Heraklion, Crete | Jun 08 06'

by Ms Toni a 43 year old female from Christchurch, on vacation in Heraklion

"An ice cream managed to soothe the savage beast for a few minutes..."

After a repeat “quaint” breakfast and a quick stop to pick up catamaran tickets for our coming trip from Heraklion to Santorini, we set off for the... Continue reading »

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From Knossos to Nausea | May 26 07'

by globalchoirboy a 52 year old male from Eugene, on vacation in Iraklion

Jumping in the bright yellow Hyundai Atos we spun down the National Highway eastward. Our goals this first day were small. Knossos just... Continue reading »
Iraklio in Central Crete | Jul 12 07'

by am2009 a real traveler from Vancouver, on vacation in Iraklion

After a loud night at the Rethymno Youth Hostel (loud snoring), we took a midmorning bus east to Iraklio. We had two days left with Damon who... Continue reading »
Heraklion, Crete, Greece - Day 4 - 5 | May 02 08'

by Queenie a female from Toronto, on vacation in Iraklion

I just got off the boat HAHAHA! no seriously I did...I booked a trip to the islands while in Athens and the arrangement for getting to Iraklion, Cr... Continue reading »

Heraklion Travel Experiences

Matala Beach

Sunday morning we got up early to take a bus to the south coast to visit Matala beach, a former hippie hangout due to the groovy caves.&n... Continue reading »

by Real Traveler am2009
Lover's Holiday-Euro Style

How do? Ladies & gentlemen,This report brought to you by Grecian Formula 101, the real Grecian formula for getting rid of grey ha... Continue reading »

by Real Traveler dzieman
Crete Blamed for Pottery Hatred

The biggest island in Greece, Crete, was the next morning’s stop but we only had 2 hours to spend here. Strange. There was only enough ti... Continue reading »

by Real Traveler Jen24
Fun Doing Nothing

Crete provided us a bit of time to relax again. We got to do some things that we haven't done in a while, like hike!It was such a r... Continue reading »

by Real Traveler John Shawn and Dan
Crete

So my new travel partner is Dominique Turcotte from Montreal. Her english is quite good and I'm attempting to brush up my french...... no... Continue reading »

by Real Traveler Jo Wynn