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Heraklion Travel Guide
Travel Guide Summary
Heraklion is the largest city in Crete (the largest of the Greek Islands) and the capital of the island. It is situated on the north coast of the Heraklion Prefecture (the central strip of Crete).
As one of the most beautiful capitals in the Mediterranean the city is thronged with tourists...
Revision date: June 2010
Location
| Country | Greece |
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| Area | Mediterranean - East |
| Region | Mediterranean |
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Included in this guide:
- Factual and Background
- What's to See
- Shopping
- History & Economy
- Art & Culture
- Recreation & Sport
- Getting Around
- Eating Out
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Check out our specially-selected reading for Heraklion:
| Title | Wonderful World of Crete, Heraklion |
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| Author | H Guanella |
| Title | Cast in Doubt |
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| Author | Lynne Tillman |
| Title | The Cretan Runner: His Story of the German Occupation |
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| Author | George Psychoundakis |
| Title | The Creature of Crete: Stories from Ancient Greece |
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| Author | John Harris |
| Title | Last Lift from Crete |
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| Author | Alexander Fullerton |
| Title | Crete: The Battle and the Resistance |
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| Author | Antony Beevor |
| Title | Ill Met by Moonlight |
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| Author | W Stanley Moss |
| Title | The Civilization of Ancient Crete |
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| Author | R F Willetts |
