Heraklion is the capital of Crete and gateway to the Palace of Knossos, the centre of the Minoan civilisation, the oldest in Europe.

Did you know the legendary Knossos Palace, Europe's oldest city from around 2000 BCE, draws nearly as many visitors to Crete as Athens' Parthenon?

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