Attractions and sights in Heraklion Regional Unit

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Knossos Palace

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Heraklion Archaeological Museum

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Gortyn

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Koules

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Archeological site of Phaistos

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• Great Inscription (5th c. BC)Ruins · Municipality of Gortys · Audio tour 1:57Send to phone

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7. 7LyctusArchaeological site · Municipality of Minoa Pediados · Story›
8. 8Agia TriadaArchaeological site · Municipality of Festos · Story›
9. 9KarfiViewpoint · Municipality of Chersonissos · Story›
10. 10Historical Museum of CreteMuseum · Municipality of Heraklion
11. 11Palace of PhaistosAttraction · Municipality of Festos
12. 12PriniasArchaeological site · Municipality of Gortys
13. 13Venetian LoggiaAttraction · Municipality of Heraklion
14. 14Christian Art MuseumMuseum · Municipality of Heraklion
15. 15Matala TombsAttraction · Municipality of Festos
16. 16Matala TombsAttraction · Municipality of Festos
17. 17Mouseio KazantzakiMuseum · Municipality of Archane - Asterousia
18. 18Museum LychnostatisMuseum · Municipality of Chersonissos
19. 19Museum of Cretan EthnologyMuseum · Municipality of Festos
20. 20Natural History Museum of CreteMuseum · Municipality of Heraklion
21. 21OdeonRuins · Municipality of Gortys
22. 22Venetian ShipyardsAttraction · Municipality of Heraklion
23. 23Castle of PalaiokastroCastle · Municipality of Malevizi
24. 24Central CourtRuins · Municipality of Festos
25. 25King’s MegaronRuins · Municipality of Festos
26. 26Nekropole of PhourniAttraction · Municipality of Archane - Asterousia
27. 27Niros Archaeological SiteAttraction · Municipality of Chersonissos
28. 28PeristyleRuins · Municipality of Festos
29. 29PropylaiaRuins · Municipality of Festos
30. 30South TheatreArchaeological site · Municipality of Gortys
31. 31Southwest WingRuins · Municipality of Festos
32. 32Tholos Tomb of KamilariArchaeological site · Municipality of Festos
33. 33Throne RoomRuins · Municipality of Heraklion
34. 34TillisosArchaeological site · Municipality of Malevizi
35. 35Upper CourtRuins · Municipality of Festos
36. 36VathipetroArchaeological site · Municipality of Archane - Asterousia
37. 37Voreia PterygaRuins · Municipality of Festos
38. 38West CourtRuins · Municipality of Festos
39. 39West MagazinesRuins · Municipality of Festos
40. 40Archaeological siteArchaeological site · Municipality of Gortys
41. 41AnemospiliaArchaeological site · Municipality of Archane - Asterousia
42. 42Archaeological Collection of ArchanesMuseum · Municipality of Archane - Asterousia
43. 43ArkalochoriArchaeological site · Municipality of Minoa Pediados
44. 44Castle of MelesesCastle · Municipality of Archane - Asterousia
45. 45East ApartmentsRuins · Municipality of Festos
46. 46East Court and Workshop ComplexRuins · Municipality of Festos
47. 47El Greco House and MuseumMuseum · Municipality of Malevizi
48. 48Fortress of TemenosCastle · Municipality of Heraklion

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  15 points of interest

  Municipality of Heraklion

  3 audio tours · 5 museums, 4 attractions

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  7 points of interest

  Municipality of Chersonissos

  2 attractions, 2 archaeological sites

• Agia Fotini CaveAttraction
• Agia TriadaArchaeological site
• Amnisos Villa of the LiliesArchaeological site
• Anaktoro ArchanonAttraction
• AnemospiliaArchaeological site
• Archaeological Collection of ArchanesMuseum
• Archaeological siteArchaeological site
• Archaia Arkadia (Afrati)Archaeological site
• Archeological site of PhaistosArchaeological site
• ArkalochoriArchaeological site
• Castel NuovoCastle
• Castle of MelesesCastle
• Castle of PalaiokastroCastle
• Castle of VitsiliaCastle
• Central CourtRuins
• Chalara SouthArchaeological site
• Christian Art MuseumMuseum
• East ApartmentsRuins
• East Court and Workshop ComplexRuins
• El Greco House and MuseumMuseum
• Fortress of TemenosCastle
• GortynAttraction
• Great Inscription (5th c. BC)Ruins
• Heraklion Archaeological MuseumMuseum
• Heraklion Museum of Ancient Greek Technology Kostas KotsanasMuseum
• Historical Museum of CreteMuseum
• Iero Ermi Kai Afroditis Kato SymiArchaeological site
• Inadiye fortressCastle
• KarfiViewpoint
• KarfiArchaeological site
• Kastrokefala Mycenaean acropolisArchaeological site
• KeratonCastle
• King’s MegaronRuins
• Knossos PalaceAttraction
• Kokinos Pyrgos of FodeleCastle
• KommosArchaeological site
• KoulesAttraction
• Koules of GrammeniAttraction
• Koumasa necropolisArchaeological site
• LasaiaArchaeological site
• Little Palace at KnossosRuins
• LyctusArchaeological site
• Matala TombsAttraction
• Matala TombsAttraction
• Melissa fortressCastle
• Minoiko Anaktoro GalataArchaeological site
• Monument for the executed by the German occupational forces 14-9-1943Monument
• Mouseio KazantzakiMuseum
• Museum LychnostatisMuseum
• Museum of Cretan EthnologyMuseum
• Natural History Museum of CreteMuseum
• Nekropole of PhourniAttraction
• Niros Archaeological SiteAttraction
• North TheaterArchaeological site
• Northeast ComplexRuins
• Observation towerObservation tower
• Observation towerObservation tower
• OdeonRuins
• Odigitria tholosArchaeological site
• Palace of PhaistosAttraction
• Papoura Hill Circular StructureArchaeological site
• PeristyleRuins
• Phaistos Disc locationRuins
• PriansosArchaeological site
• PriniasArchaeological site
• PropylaiaRuins
• Roman theater of ancient GortynaArchaeological site
• SklavokambosArchaeological site
• South TheatreArchaeological site
• Southwest WingRuins
• Statue of Eleftherios VenizelosMemorial
• Temple of Egyptian GodsRuins
• Temple of Pythian ApolloRuins
• Tholos Tomb of KamilariArchaeological site
• Throne RoomRuins
• TillisosArchaeological site
• Tower of AmbelaCastle
• Tower of StamnoiCastle
• TripitiArchaeological site
• Upper CourtRuins
• VathipetroArchaeological site
• Venetian LoggiaAttraction
• Venetian ShipyardsAttraction
• Voreia PterygaRuins
• West CourtRuins
• West MagazinesRuins