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Typography Museum of Chania
It is the only Typography Museum operating in Greece, in the Industrial Park of Souda in Chania. Since 2012 it is a member of the Association of European Printing Museums and was awarded as "European Museum of the Year Award 2016".
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Archaeological site of Malia
The archaeological site of Malia is located east of Malia, 37 km from Heraklion. Here was the third largest palace of Minoan era.
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Municipal Market, the heart of Chania
The Municipal Market is at the center of the city of Chania, and is an organized public market where local merchants sell their products.
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Archaeological site of Gortys
The archaeological site of Gortys is located 45 km south from Heraklion near to the Minoan palace of Phaistos, in the valley of Messara. It was an ancient city with important influence in the area and great power.
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Venetian shipyards, the maritime power of Venetians
The Venetian shipyards in Heraklion located in the Venetian harbor opposite the Fortress Koules. They are the plae where ships the of the Venetian fleet were manufactured and repaired.
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Fortezza, the Venetian fortress of Rethymno
Fortezza is the Venetian castle of Rethymnon near the old city center. It is almost visible from any place of the city and offers panoramic view across the city of Rethymno, built on the hill of Paleokastro.
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Maritime Museum of Chania
The Maritime Museum of Chania is located on the eastern edge of the old Venetian harbor at the entrance of the Venetian fortress Firka, the building where it housed. It is easily recognizable for the guests walking in the old port, by the huge anchor and propeller located next to its entrance and by its characteristic red color.
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Agios Minas, the patron saint of Heraklion
Agios Minas is the patron saint of Heraklion. Agios Minas established patron saint of Heraklion during the Ottoman period.
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Spinalonga
Spinalonga is a small island north of eastern Crete with a long history. Here were isolated the lepers from Crete and the rest of Greece until 1957.
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The Rimondi fountain
In old days, aqueducts and fountains were the answer to the water supply problem. Today, eight of them survive in Rethymno. The most of them come from Ottoman period, but there is one which dates back in Venetian era.
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The Lighthouse of Chania, one of the oldest lighthouses in the world
The Lighthouse of Chania located in the old Port of Chania. It is one of the oldest lighthouses not only in Greece, but in the entire world.
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Archaeological site of Phaistos
The archaeological site of Phaistos is located 62 kilometers south of Heraklion near the archaeological site of Gortys and Matala. The Palace of Phaistos is situated on a hill in the valley of Messara at 100 meters altitude, providing surveillance around the valley and the mountains.
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