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About the Origin - Heraklion
The magical wonder of Heraklion unveils incredible sightseeing places, rich history, and iconic landmarks to discover the travel destination. It is the capital City of Crete Island with an estimated population of 173.000 inhabitants. Heraklion is well known for its unique combination of urban scenery by attracting several million tourists from different parts of Europe, United States and Asia throughout the year. The currency prevailing in this city is euro (EUR).
Tourist Attractions
Heraklion is seen as an exotic city for its friendly people, pleasant climate, lifestyle and vibrant nightlife. You should not miss to visit popular tourist attractions like Herakleion Archaeological Museum, Escape House, Historical Museum of Crete, The Palace of Knossos, Cathedral of St. Minas, Winery Stilianou, Knossos Archaeological Site, Agia Marina Donkey Rescue, Agios Titos Church, Natural History Museum of Crete, Skotino Cave, Kera Kardiotissa Monastery, Morosini Fountain and Ammoudara Beach. Find out the best exotic beaches to enjoy an amazing vacation including world class accommodation for families, water sports and relaxation.
Shopping Dining & Nightlife
Expose wide selection of shopping centres, malls, branded outlets and enormous department stores including antique jewellery, apparels, footwear, clothing, accessories and many more. The Island welcomes everyone to taste the typical Greek cuisine and international dishes in many best restaurants. Heraklion is well known place for visitors to eat, drink and shop. You shouldn't miss to eat Greek classic dishes like moussaka, borek, manitaropita and tzatziki. Heraklion welcomes you to enjoy the lively experience of the world-renowned nightlife in night clubs, bars, dancing clubs and live Greek music.
Festivals & Seasons
Discover the religious festivals with the mixture of colourful festivals and traditional events. Carnival festival is a major event that is celebrated for two weeks, which features musical concerts, dance performances’, parades, treasure hunts and carnival events.
Transportation within the City
Heraklion is well connected to all major cities on the Island with plenty of public transportation within the city. The public buses are major transportation to travel within the city and neighbouring places. Heraklion Taxi Transfers offers high quality, efficient and professional taxi service.
Popular Sports in Heraklion
Football is a major sport played in Heraklion, where the local people also followed other sports like golf, volleyball, basketball, tennis, basketball and baseball including waters sports like sailing, windsurfing and rowing.
Weather in Heraklion
Heraklion experiences a Subtropical-Mediterranean climate with an average temperature of 26 °C in the summers. Winter has an average temperate of 15 °c.
Emergency Numbers
Tourists can inform the police over criminal offence at a toll free number- 112
Embassy Information
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About Heraklion International Airport & Location
Heraklion International Airport is main airport on the Crete Island serving Heraklion, lying just 5 kilometres east of the main city centre of Heraklion. It serves more than five million passengers throughout the year from different parts of Europe and United States of America. The airport is a major hub for Bluebird Airways, Minoan Air and Sky Express. Heraklion International Airport operates scheduled and charter flights to all across Europe.
Airline Information
Heraklion International Airport operates both domestic and international flights with all leading airlines like
Germanwings, Jetairfly, Jet2.com, Lufthansa, Luxair, Meridiana, Minoan Air, Mistral Air, Monarch Airlines, Niki, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Sky Express, SunExpress Deutschland, SmartWings, Travel Service Airlines, SmartWings, Swiss International Air Lines, Thomas Cook Airlines, Thomson Airways, Transaero Airlines, Transavia, Transavia France, TUIfly, Ural Airlines, Volotea, Vueling, Wizz Air and XL Airways France.
Airport Terminal Information
Heraklion International Airport features with only 1 terminal named as Passenger Terminal. Passenger Terminal: this terminal operates domestic and international flights to all across European cities throughout the year. The terminal is also filled with several facilities like baggage check -in, ATM's, restaurants, cafes, car parking, money exchange, gift shops, disabled facilities, hotels, information desk, and smoking zone.
Local Transportation at Heraklion International Airport
Heraklion serves plenty of public transportation to reach the Heraklion International Airport in just 6 minutes, which is about 2.8 kilometres via Av. Icarus (Λεωφ. Ικάρου).
Airport Facilities
Heraklion International Airport holds several facilities for its passengers such as baggage check -in, ATM's, restaurants, cafes, car parking, money exchange, gift shops, disabled facilities, hotels, information desk, and smoking zone.
Hotels near Heraklion International Airport
Heraklion provides numerous hotels and suits for visitors within the city such as Eleni HR, Galaxy Iraklio Hotel, Capsis Astoria Hotel and Lato Boutique Hotel.
All Airport Enquiries
Save the number for any further airport related queries # + 30 281 039 7129 Book cheap flights tickets and get great deals on flight ticket bookings to your favourite destinations around the world. Get cheap flight tickets on domestic and international destinations from Heraklion International Airport (HER). Find huge selection of cheap flights and airline tickets on all of your flight deals.
Heraklion International Airport Address |
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Heraklion Airport N. Kazantzakis |
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Heraklion 716 01 , Greece |
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