3★+ hotels in Heraklion from €104/night (range €104–204, 5 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
In Jul, Heraklion typically sees ~33°C daytime highs and 0 rainy days.
Top-rated tours and tickets from €82 — book ahead for the popular ones.
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Heraklion (Greek: Ηράκλειον, Irákleio) or Iraklio is the major city and capital of Crete, the largest of the Greek islands. Its archaeological museum holds the remains of the 4000-year-old Minoan civilization, which centred on the nearby palace of Knossos, with its Minotaur legend. The city has several Venetian and Byzantine churches and the biggest in East Mediterranean well-preserved Venetian wall and harbour fortress from the 15th century.
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