Guidebook for Iraklio

Nikolaos
Guidebook for Iraklio

Arts & Culture

http://www.heraklion.gr/en/ourplace/knossos/knossos.html
227 locals recommend
Minoan Palace of Knossos
8 Φειδίου
227 locals recommend
http://www.heraklion.gr/en/ourplace/knossos/knossos.html
http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/1/eh151.jsp?obj_id=3327
474 locals recommend
Heraklion Archaeological Museum
1 Chatzidaki
474 locals recommend
http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/1/eh151.jsp?obj_id=3327
http://www.nhmc.uoc.gr/en
227 locals recommend
The Natural History Museum of Crete
Leoforos Sofokli Venizelou
227 locals recommend
http://www.nhmc.uoc.gr/en
52 locals recommend
Venetian Loggia
25 August Str
52 locals recommend

Shopping

https://el-gr.facebook.com/Vourgiali.Prokopaki/ Very nice traditional cretan food products
Παραδοσιακά Προϊόντα Βουργιάλι - Traditional Products Vourgiali
3 Pl. Agias Ekaterinis
https://el-gr.facebook.com/Vourgiali.Prokopaki/ Very nice traditional cretan food products
Street market. Every Thursday and Saturday.
11 locals recommend
Farmers Market Pateles
11 Itanou
11 locals recommend
Street market. Every Thursday and Saturday.

Parks & Nature

77 locals recommend
Georgiadis Park
Dimokratias
77 locals recommend
Very nice traditional village about 30 km from Iraklio. Famous for the tasteful oranges! El Greco was born here! Check the taverna "Litinos" and "Plaitis". There's also a nice beach there!
47 locals recommend
Fodele
47 locals recommend
Very nice traditional village about 30 km from Iraklio. Famous for the tasteful oranges! El Greco was born here! Check the taverna "Litinos" and "Plaitis". There's also a nice beach there!

Sightseeing

11 locals recommend
Platia Kallergon
Plateia Kallergon
11 locals recommend
248 locals recommend
Rocca a Mare Fortress
248 locals recommend
City walls
42 Vasilogiorgi

Food Scene

Platakis Pastry Shop
60 kavpevtan Mavnoli Mpantouva
13 locals recommend
Gloria
45 Chrisostomou
13 locals recommend
Αυθεντικό Ψητοπωλείο
2 Kapodistriou
Γιανναρης
65 kavpevtan Mavnoli Mpantouva
Very nice fish and sea food!
30 locals recommend
Ta Kalitera
33 Arkadias
30 locals recommend
Very nice fish and sea food!
very nice traditional dishes based mainly on meat!
45 locals recommend
Petousis Restaurant
140 Leof. Andrea Papandreou
45 locals recommend
very nice traditional dishes based mainly on meat!
traditional "galaktompoureko" directly from Anogia!
Keramos
Agiou Mina
traditional "galaktompoureko" directly from Anogia!
the best and biggest crepes in town
Creperie Haris
1 Sapoutie
the best and biggest crepes in town
11 locals recommend
Indigo
76 25is Avgoustou
11 locals recommend
Nice Italian food!
9 locals recommend
Pastatempo
20 Leof. Ionias
9 locals recommend
Nice Italian food!
Nice traditional cretan dishes!
41 locals recommend
Vourvouladikon
50 Monis Kardiotissis
41 locals recommend
Nice traditional cretan dishes!
Traditional Cretan food.
264 locals recommend
Peskesi
6-8 Kapetan Charalampi
264 locals recommend
Traditional Cretan food.
Cretan traditional food
9 locals recommend
owl Tavern
13 Milatou
9 locals recommend
Cretan traditional food
The best "bougatsa" in town!
16 locals recommend
Fyllosofies cafes pies donuts Heraklion
33 Pl. El. Venizelou
16 locals recommend
The best "bougatsa" in town!
93 locals recommend
Ippokampos
3 Leof. Sofokli Venizelou
93 locals recommend
Traditional Cretan gastronomy!
44 locals recommend
Érganos
5 Geor. Georgiadou
44 locals recommend
Traditional Cretan gastronomy!
Nice restaurant 5 minutes walking from my house!
Chiṓtēs
43-45 kavpevtan Mavnoli Mpantouva
Nice restaurant 5 minutes walking from my house!

Drinks & Nightlife

A lot of beer!
21 locals recommend
beer o'clock
Parodos Minotavrou
21 locals recommend
A lot of beer!
42 locals recommend
Island of Desire
95 Leof. Sofokli Venizelou
42 locals recommend
94 locals recommend
Xalavro Open Bar
10 Milatou
94 locals recommend

Everything Else

Beach near the city. Take the bus direction to Xersonissos and get off at Kokkini hani near "Themis Beach"
32 locals recommend
Kokkini Hani
32 locals recommend
Beach near the city. Take the bus direction to Xersonissos and get off at Kokkini hani near "Themis Beach"
A nice beach about 20 km from Iraklio.
55 locals recommend
Ligaria
55 locals recommend
A nice beach about 20 km from Iraklio.
A nice beach about 25 km from Iraklio.
118 locals recommend
Agia Pelagia
118 locals recommend
A nice beach about 25 km from Iraklio.