Heraclion

Sights to See:

Archaeological site of Knossos (+30) 2810231940

Archaeological Museum of Heraklion (+30) 2810226092

Historical Museum of Heraklion (+30) 2810283219

Municipal Art Gallery (+30) 2810399228

What to buy: 

Olive oil, legumes, olives, wine, raki.

What to eat: 

Dakos, lentils, bean soup, olives, vegetables stuffed with rice, hare, meat pie, cheese pie, yoghurt pie, maratho pie, prawns pie.

How to travel: For Heraklion, many boat trips start every day. The distance from the port of Piraeus is 11 hours with a simple ferry and 5 hours with the fast ferries. For tickets click here!!

By plane it is a 45 minute flight from Athens. For tickets click here!!

For dining click here!!

List of useful phones in Heraklion

Municipality of Heraklion (+30) 2810399399

Archanes Town Hall (+30) 2810751802

Town Hall of Hersonissos (+30) 2897030000

Region of Crete (+30) 2810336330

Prefectures of Heraklion (+30) 2810396200

Court of First Instance (+30) 2810288388

County Court (+30) 2810282875

Magistrates' Court (+30) 2810280886

Citizen Service (+30) 2810346200

First Aid 166

(+30) 2810222222

Venizelio General Hospital

(+30) 2810368000-29

Regional Academic Hospital (+30) 2810392111

Asklipieio Hospital (+30) 2810-342617

Health Center Archanes (+30) 2810751882

Direct Action 100

Police Department (+30) 2810282243

Police Department (+30) 2810284589

Archanes Police Station (+30) 2810751811

Tourist Police (+30) 2810283190

Municipal Police (+30) 2810289900

Fire Service 199

Port Police (+30) 2810244912

Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (+30) 2810228402

Tourism Directorate of the Region of Crete (+30) 2810228203

Local buses Heraklion - Lassithi (+30) 2810245019

Local buses Chania - Rethymno (+30) 2810221765