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1. Firka
Museum/GalleryJust across the narrow channel from the lighthouse, where a chain was connected in times of peril to close the harbor, is the old Turkish prison...Read More
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2. Heraklion Archaeological Museum
Museum/GalleryStanding in a class of its own, this museum guards practically all of the Minoan treasures uncovered in the legendary excavations of the Palace...Read More
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3. Historical Museum of Crete
Museum/GalleryAn imposing mansion houses a varied collection of Early Christian and Byzantine sculptures, Venetian and Ottoman stonework, artifacts of war...Read More
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4. Palace of Knossos
Archaeological Site/RuinsThis most amazing of archaeological sites once lay hidden beneath a huge mound hemmed in by low hills. Heinrich Schliemann, father of archaeology...Read More
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5. Palace of Phaistos
Archaeological Site/RuinsThe Palace of Phaistos was built around 1900 BC and rebuilt after a disastrous earthquake around 1650 BC. It was burned and abandoned in the...Read More
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6. Archaeological Museum
Museum/GalleryHere's even more evidence of just how long Crete has cradled civilizations: a collection of bone tools from a Neolithic site at Gerani (west...Read More
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7. Archaeological Museum
Museum/GalleryThe former Venetian church of St. Francis, surrounding a lovely garden in the shadow of the Venetian walls, displays artifacts from all over...Read More
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8. Arkadi Monastery
Religious Building/Site/ShrineA place of pilgrimage for many Cretans, Moni Arkadi is also one of the most stunning pieces of Renaissance architecture on the island. The ornate...Read More
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9. Ayia Aikaterina
Religious Building/Site/ShrineNestled in the shadow of the Ayios Minas cathedral is one of Crete's most attractive small churches, named for St. Katherine and built in 1555...Read More
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10. Ayia Triada
Archaeological Site/RuinsAnother Minoan settlement was destroyed at the same time as Phaistos, which is only a few miles away on the other side of the same hill. Ayia...Read More
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11. Ayia Triada
Religious Building/Site/ShrineLands at the northeast corner of the Akrotiri Peninsula, which extends into the sea from the east side of Chania, are the holdings of several...Read More
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12. Ayios Markos
Religious Building/Site/ShrineThis 13th-century church is named for Venice's patron saint, but, with its modern portico and narrow interior, it bears little resemblance to...Read More
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13. Ayios Minas
Religious Building/Site/ShrineThis huge, lofty cathedral, dating from 1895, can hold up to 8,000 worshippers, but is most lively on November 11, when Heraklion celebrates...Read More
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14. Ayios Titos
Religious Building/Site/ShrineA chapel to the left of the entrance contains St. Tito's skull, set in a silver-and-gilt reliquary. Titus is credited with converting the islanders...Read More
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15. Balos
Beach–SightYou already know this beach from every postcard stand in Greece. Seemingly transported from the South Seas, an islet sits dramatically amid...Read More
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16. Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Collection of Chania
Museum/GalleryYou'll get some insight into the Venetian occupation and the Christian centuries that preceded it at this small museum housed in the charming...Read More
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17. Cave of Psychro
Archaeological Site/RuinsThis impressive, stalactite-rich cavern is one of a few places in Crete that claim to be the birthplace of Zeus, king of the gods, and where...Read More
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18. Cretan House
Museum/GalleryChania's colorful folklife museum is bursting at the seams with farm equipment, tools, household items, wedding garb, and a wealth of other...Read More
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19. Cretan Traditional Folklore Museum
Museum/GalleryAn old village house in Ayios Georgios stands as it was when generations of farmers lived here. The living quarters and stables, along with...Read More
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20. Elafonissi
Beach–SightA peninsula on the western end of the island, about 75 km (45 miles) west of Chania, extends into turquoise waters, with a lagoon on one side...Read More
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