What is there to do in Heraklion?

This page lists the beaches, attractions and things to do in and around Heraklion, together with restaurants in the area, so you can plan a day without jumping between sites.

Where should I eat in Heraklion?

Restaurants near Heraklion are listed below with their address and location on the map. Where a restaurant is on Woltaro you can reserve a table directly from its page.

How do I get around Heraklion?

Distances in Crete are usually easiest by car, and the map on this page shows how the places cluster so you can group nearby stops into one trip.

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Heraklion is the largest city in Crete and the island's main port and administrative centre. It is the gateway to the Minoan palace of Knossos and to the Heraklion Archaeological Museum.

Beach

Matala Beach

A sandy bay in southern Heraklion, framed by sandstone cliffs with carved caves.

Things to do in Heraklion

Thing to do

Visit Knossos and the Heraklion museum

Pair the Minoan palace with the museum in Heraklion that holds its finds.

Thing to do

Follow the Peza wine route

Visit wineries in the Peza and Archanes area south of Heraklion.

Attractions in Heraklion

Attraction

Palace of Knossos

The largest Bronze Age archaeological site in Crete and the ceremonial centre of Minoan civilisation, 5 km south of Heraklion.

Attraction

Heraklion Archaeological Museum

One of the most important museums in Greece, holding the main collection of Minoan art and artefacts.

Attraction

Phaistos

A Minoan palace site on a ridge above the Messara plain in southern Heraklion.

Villages nearby

Village

Archanes

A wine-producing village south of Heraklion, near the Minoan site of Anemospilia.

Other places in Crete

Chania Rethymno Agios Nikolaos Elounda Ierapetra Hersonissos Malia Sitia

Good to know

What is there to do in Heraklion?: This page lists the beaches, attractions and things to do in and around Heraklion, together with restaurants in the area, so you can plan a day without jumping between sites.
Where should I eat in Heraklion?: Restaurants near Heraklion are listed below with their address and location on the map. Where a restaurant is on Woltaro you can reserve a table directly from its page.
How do I get around Heraklion?: Distances in Crete are usually easiest by car, and the map on this page shows how the places cluster so you can group nearby stops into one trip.

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