A little behind on these journals but we stayed for three nights in Heraklion, Crete. We were originally going to stay in Crete for 3 weeks, but due to Schengen, we had to leave Greece to ensure we do not exceed our 90 day threshold in Schengen countries. Heraklion is nice, right on the coast and has a large touristy center, never ending shops, restaurants, bars… An aside, it is custom in Heraklion to give knives as a gift (birthdays, especially weddings), which are often inscribed with a poem for the occasion (have one pictured).
There’s a lovely run/walk you can do to a lighthouse which was great. We visited the Palace of Knossos , an archaeological site which is considered to be the oldest city in Europe (7,000 BC). It is also the site of where the mythological Minotaur was slayed by Theseus. We visited, multiple times:), a place that makes a crunchy handmade pastry (savory or sweet) and has done so since 1922 called Bougasta 😋 Heraklion is nice but don’t need more than a weekend for it.Læs mere
3. april 2025, Grækenland ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F