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The biggest aquarium in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Cretaquarium, also known as Thalassocosmos, is a public aquarium located near the town of Gournes in Crete, Greece, 15 km east of the city of Heraklion.
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If you see just one ruin on Crete, see Knossos (in Greek it’s Κνωσός, stress is on the second syllable). The site is fairly compact, and much of it is accessible with restricted mobility. But 30 minutes will do it. It is one of six Minoan Palatial Centres to be listed as a world heritage site.
Open-air Cretan folklore museum.
Houses the most important and representative finds from Minoan civilisation and excavations across the island of Crete. Highlights include statues of the Snake Goddess, the Bull-Leaping Fresco, the Phaistos Disk, and Minoan seals and jewellery. Also includes a number of finds from Classical Greek and Roman periods.
Rocca a Mare
Koules (Greek: Κούλες) was built by the Venetians in the 16th C. From the parapet, enjoy the view towards Dia Islet, where Jacques Cousteau found many sunken remains of Cretan sea trade.
(Greek: Άγιος Τίτος) Known for housing the skull of St. Titus.
Greek: Λότζια
An elegant city meeting place, built in 1628.