Blogs from Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Europe - page 2

Chef lieu de la Crête, mais aussi porte d’entrée de l’île... Notre week-end sera "actif”... Notre hôtel est prévu pour toute la semaine, mais nous nous en voudrions de ne pas sillonner quelques lieux... et donc de nous trouver un autre hôtel pour une nuit afin que nous ne fassions pas que de la route. C’est ainsi que nous louons une voiture pour le week-end et que dès samedi matin, nous prenons la route en direction de l’ouest avec comme destination finale, Chania et Kalives. Mais il y aura à faire en chemin, tant à l’aller, qu’au retour ! Premier arrêt sera Malia...JJ étant grand consommateur de miel, on lui a conseillé d’aller là pour en trouver un de bonne qualité. Ce sera du miel de fleurs de thym... ! La boutique conseillée n’ouvre que cet ... read more

Pääsimme aamutoimien jälkeen liikkeelle klo 12. Ajettiin suorinta reittiä ja päätietä pitkin saaren pääkaupunkiin, Irakleoniin. Varasimme hotellin Booking.comin kautta. Hotelli oli muurin sisäpuolella. Oltiin siis keskustassa. Päivälevon jälkeen käytiin katsomassa arkeologinen museo, sen jälkeen kävelyä keskustassa ja illallinen.... read more

I've fallen a little behind due to very full days, so it's time to catch up. Wednesday we spent much of the day on Santorini, visiting a site on the second-highest peak of the island that was continuously inhabited from about 1400 BC to 1500 AD, when the people there finally decided it was safe to come down from their mountain. In the afternoon we took a fast ferry (50 km/h or so!) to Heraklion in Crete. Thursday we visited Chania, a lovely seaside town in western Crete that was built by the Venetians. They occupied Crete for about 400 years and left their mark in many places. On the way back we stopped at a Renaissance monastery with buildings designed by a pair of Italian brothers. Apart from the icons in the church it felt ... read more

November 26 2015 taking a southeastern route in the Aegean sea. The Aegean sea is connected with the Marmara sea in the North and the black sea. Through the straight of the Dardanelli and the Bosphorus, a famous branch of the sea that coasts along Istanbul. HERAKLION THE 4TH largest city in greece,the largest Island with 175,000 people. Heraklion, the hometown and resting place of Nikos Kazanrzakis, it distinguishes for its impressive castle, the Venetian port and the fish taverns along the waterfront. The entire area is beautiful. The history ofHeraklion started in the Minoan times, as shown by the close ancient town of Knossos, the most developed of all Minoan towns in Crete. Excavations in Knossos have revealed a flourishing ancient town with an impressive palace and a vibrant life. The town was found under ... read more

Geo: 35.2711, 25.1231Something terrible happened today as we took an evening stroll through Herkalion, the capital of Greece's largest island, Crete. It's not known as being the best that Crete has to offer tourists as it's considered by many to simply be a dirty, overcrowded transport hub, but after arriving by ferry from Santorini in the early evening, there was a familiar feeling in the air as we strolled along the waterfront, past some beautiful old Venetian buildings. It wasn't until we found a place for dinner and sat down to our appetizers that we realized why this place felt familiar - it's the Greek Sicily! So why would this be something terrible, when we had such an amazing time last year in Sicily? Because it appears that Crete offers the best cuisine and the biggest ... read more