Holidays at Heraklion

    When you are plannin to visit Heraklion, Crete you have to begin your tour with the Palace of Knossos. It is the most important archaeological site for our Island and should be considered as one of the "must do" visits when you are spending your vacation in Crete. Then to just take in some beautiful scenery you must see the castle of "Koule" or as its formal name, Castello del Molo. It is absolutely breath taking.

    Heraklion is one of the largest cities of Greece and it is Crete's capital mith its primary port.
    The city's native population lives a fast-paced life and the urbanite brusqueness will make you appreciate the hospitality that comes so naturally in Heraklion's surroundings.

    While architectural aesthetics find the city's unplanned jumble of Venetian monuments sandwiched between Turkish houses and two-story concrete flats utterly offensive, many others consider the mosaic of buildings a ubiquitous reminder of Heraklion's impressive long history.

    Regardless, with its rich of history and famous museums and daytrips proximity to the Minoan Palace of Knossos, archaeological site of Phaestos, Heraklion is an ideal point for a cultural tour of Crete.

    Be informed that all the above we write, are without any worth until you don't plan your holidays including to rent a car. A holiday car is always useful and Olympic uses to provide its best services for those who want to rent a car in Crete.

Rethymno lies between the White Mountains and Mt Psiloritis and borders to the prefectures of Hania and Iraklion. The prefecture has excellent beaches, picturesque mountain and seashore villages and famous resort centres.

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