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  2. Heraklion - Wikipedia

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    Heraklion was Europe's fastest growing tourism destination for 2017, according to Euromonitor, with an 11.2% growth in international arrivals. [6] According to the ranking, Heraklion was ranked as the 20th most visited region in Europe, as the 66th area on the planet and as the 2nd in Greece for the year 2017, with 3.2 million visitors [ 7 ...

  3. History of Crete - Wikipedia

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    The history of Crete goes back to the 7th millennium BC, ... The Minoan civilization was the first civilization in Europe. [1] ... Archaeological Museum of Heraklion.

  4. Fortifications of Heraklion - Wikipedia

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    Heraklion's fortifications have made it one of the best fortified cities in the Mediterranean. [2] The walls remain largely intact to this day, and they are considered to be among the best preserved Venetian fortifications in Europe.

  5. Heraklion (regional unit) - Wikipedia

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    The Heraklion prefecture (Greek: Νομός Ηρακλείου) was created in 1915, after Crete joined with the rest of Greece. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Heraklion was created out of the former prefecture Heraklion. The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit.

  6. Siege of Candia - Wikipedia

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    The siege of Candia (now Heraklion, Crete) was a military conflict in which Ottoman forces besieged the Venetian-ruled capital city of the Kingdom of Candia. [2] Lasting from 1648 to 1669, or a total of 21 years, one of the longest sieges in history.

  7. Heraklion Archaeological Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Herakleion Archaeological Museum is one of the largest and most important museums in Greece, and among the most important museums in Europe. It houses representative artifacts from all the periods of Cretan prehistory and history, covering a chronological span of over 5,500 years from the Neolithic period to Roman times.

  8. Kingdom of Candia - Wikipedia

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    Venetian Rocca al Mare fortress in Heraklion. Venice had a long history of trade contact with Crete; the island was one of the numerous cities and islands throughout Greece where the Venetians had enjoyed tax-exempted trade by virtue of repeated chrysobulls granted by the Byzantine emperors, beginning in 1147 (and in turn codifying a practice dating to c. 1130) and confirmed as late as 1198 in ...

  9. Historical Museum of Crete - Wikipedia

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    Front facade Back entrance El Greco's View of Mount Sinai, located in the museum [1]. The Historical Museum of Crete is a museum in Heraklion, Crete.It was founded by the Society of Cretan Historical Studies in 1953 and was originally housed in the former home of Minos Kalokairinos. [2]

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