Mades
Mades is a small bay 20 km west of Heraklion in front of the tourist resort of the same name.
Malevizi
Malevizi Municipality
Lygaria
Lygaria 21 km west of Heraklion and just 1 km east of Agia Pelagia. This is a beautiful enclosed bay that is relatively protected from the winds.
Aghia Pelagia
Aghia Pelagia is one of THE most popular summer destinations in the Heraklion prefecture.
Psaromoura
Within walking distance of Agia Pelagia and 22 km from Heraklion, in a small, enclosed cove is the beach Psaromoura.
Mononaftis
The beach Mononaftis is 23 km from the town of Heraklion and just 1 km from the popular tourist resort of Agia Pelagia.
Archaeological site of Tylissos
A noteworthy Minoan town was unearthed in the early 20th century, on the site of present-day Tylissos, by the archaeologist Iosif Chatzidakis.
Domenicos Theotokopoulos Museum
The museum is housed in a stone-built, recently renovated building, in a verdant area very close to Fodele village, where it is believed that the great artis
Arolithos Museum of Local Art & Agricultural History
The whole complex of Arolithos is essentially an open-air museum.
Agia Irini Kroussona (St. Irene of Kroussonas) Monastery
The monastery, located south of Kroussonas, on the foothills of Psiloritis, was one of the richest monasteries during the first years of the era of Ottoman r
Ida or Psiloritis
The Ida range dominates the central portion of Crete, occupying a goodly part of the prefectures of Heraklion and Rethymnon, separating the
