Heraklion

Coordinates: 35°20′25″N 25°8′4″E / 35.34028°N 25.13444°E / 35.34028; 25.13444
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Heraklion
Ηράκλειο
Municipality
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Postal code
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Area code(s)281
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Heraklion or Herakleion (/hɪˈrækliən/ hih-RAK-lee-ən; Greek: Ηράκλειο, Irákleio, pronounced [iˈrakli.o]),[4] sometimes Iraklion, is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Greece with a municipal population of 179,302 (2021)[3] and 211,370 in its wider metropolitan area,[5] according to the 2011 census.

The ancient

Minoan palace at Knossos is located 5.5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of the city. It is the second most visited archaeological site in Greece, after the Parthenon
.

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] and the 19th in Europe for 2018, with 3.4 million visitors.[8]

Etymology

The Arab traders from

Latin as Candia, in French as Candie, in English as Candy, all of which could refer to the island of Crete as a whole as well as to the city alone; the Ottoman name was Kandiye.[citation needed
]

After the

Byzantine reconquest of Crete, the city was locally known as Megalo Kastro (Μεγάλο Κάστρο,[citation needed] 'Big Castle' in Greek
) and its inhabitants were called Kastrinoi (Καστρινοί, "castle-dwellers").

The ancient name Herakleion (Ηράκλειον) was revived in the 19th century.

Canopic Mouth
of the Nile, and which remained submerged until its rediscovery in the 2000s.

History

Knossos is located within the Municipality of Heraklion and has been called Europe's oldest city[11]

Minoan era

Heraklion is close to the ruins of the palace of

Early Minoan
period (3500 to 2100 BC).

The snake goddess (c.1600 BC) in Heraklion Archaeological Museum

Antiquity

Main article: Heracleium

After the fall of the Minoans, Heraklion, as well as the rest of Crete in general, fared poorly, with very little development in the area. Only with the arrival of the Romans did some construction in the area begin, yet especially early into

Byzantine times the area abounded with pirates and bandits.[13]

Emirate of Crete

The present city of Heraklion was founded in 824 by the Arabs under Abu Hafs Umar who had been expelled from Al-Andalus by Emir Al-Hakam I and had taken over the island from the Eastern Roman Empire.[citation needed] They built a moat around the city for protection, and named the city rabḍ al-ḫandaq (ربض الخندق, "Castle of the Moat", hellenized as Χάνδαξ, Chandax). It became the capital of the Emirate of Crete (c. 827–961). The Saracens allowed the port to be used as a safe haven for pirates who operated against Imperial (Byzantine) shipping and raided Imperial territory around the Aegean.[citation needed]

Byzantine era

Further information: Byzantine Crete

In 960,

Byzantine control for the next 243 years.[citation needed
]

Venetian era

Representation of the city of Candia and the surrounding area by Francesco Basilicata, 1618
Further information: Kingdom of Candia
Further information: Siege of Candia

In 1204, the city was bought by the

Cretan Renaissance
.

Ottoman era

Further information: Cretan War (1645–1669)

During the

Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Pasha
conquered the city in 1669.

The tomb of Nikos Kazantzakis in the Martinego bastion

Under the Ottomans, Kandiye (

Ottoman Turkish قنديه) was the capital of Crete (Girit Eyâleti) until 1849, when Chania (Hanya) became the capital, and Kandiye became a sancak.[15]
In Greek, it was commonly called Megalo Castro (Μεγάλο Κάστρο 'Big Castle').

During the Ottoman period, the

harbour silted up, so most shipping shifted to Chania
in the west of the island.

Modern era

Panoramic view of the port of Heraklion from Koules Fortress

An earthquake located off the northern coast of Crete on October 12, 1856, destroyed most of the over 3,600 homes in the city. Only 18 homes were left intact. The disaster claimed 538 victims in Heraklion.[16]

In 1898, the autonomous Cretan State was created, under Ottoman suzerainty, with Prince George of Greece as its High Commissioner and under international supervision. During the period of direct occupation of the island by the Great Powers (1898–1908), Candia was part of the British zone. At this time, the city was renamed "Heraklion", after the Roman port of Heracleum ("Heracles' city"), whose exact location is unknown.[citation needed]

In 1913, with the rest of

Kingdom of Greece. Heraklion became again capital of Crete in 1971, replacing Chania.[17]

Architecture, urban sculpture and fortifications

Further information: Fortifications of Heraklion

The oldest monument of architecture is palace in Knossos on the outskirts of the city.

Two largest medieval churches in the city were the Dominican church of St. Peter (built between 1248 and 1253) and the San Salvatore, belonging to the

Augustinian Friars. The latter one stood in Kornaros Square, but was demolished in 1970.[18]

Other monuments of architecture from Venetian times include the Saint Mark's Basilica and the Renaissance loggia next to Lions Square (1626–28).

Around the historic city center of Heraklion there are also a series of defensive walls, bastions and other fortifications which were built earlier in the Middle Ages, but were completely rebuilt by the Republic of Venice. The fortifications managed to withstand the longest siege in history for 21 years, before the city fell to the Ottomans in 1669. The Koules Fortress (Castello a Mare), the ramparts and the arsenal dominate the port area.

Many fountains of the Venetian era are preserved, such as the Bembo fountain, the Priuli fountain, Palmeti fountain, Sagredo fountain and Morosini fountain in Lions Square (1628).

19th century architecture is represented by the

St Titus Cathedral, built in 1869 as the Yeni Cami ("New Mosque") and the Agios Minas Cathedral
(1862–95).

An example of modern architecture in Heraklion is the Heraklion Archaeological Museum built between 1937 and 1940 by architect Patroklos Karantinos.

Several sculptures, statues and busts commemorating significant events and figures of the city's and island's history, like El Greco, Vitsentzos Kornaros, Nikos Kazantzakis and Eleftherios Venizelos can be found around the city.

Municipality

The Saint Peter of Dominicans, one of the oldest monuments of architecture of the Cistercian monks in the 12th century.

The municipality Heraklion was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[19]

The municipality has an area of 244.613 km2, the municipal unit 109.026 km2.[20]

Neighborhoods

Historical Museum of Crete
• Agia Ekaterini • Dimokratias • Marathitis
• Agia Erini Chrisovalantou • Estavromenos • Mastabas
• Agia Marina • Filothei • Mesabelies
• Agia Triada • Fortetsa • Mpentevi
• Agios Dimitrios • Ilioupoli • Nea Alatsata
• Agios Ioannis Chostos • Kamaraki • Pananio
• Agios Minas • Kaminia • Papatitou Metochi
• Agios Titos • Katsampas • Pateles
• Akadimia • Kenouria Porta • Poros
• Ampelokipoi • Kipoupoli • Therissos
• Analipsi • Komeno Mpenteni • Tris Vagies
• Atsalenio • Korakovouni • Xiropotamos
• Chanioporta • Koroni Magara
• Chrisopigi • Knossos
• Dilina • Lido

Suburbs

A panoramic view of Amnissos
• Agia Erini • Finikia • Ksirokabos
• Agia Marina • Gazi urban area • Malades
• Agioi Theodoroi • Giofyrakia • Nea Alikarnassos urban area
• Agios Syllas • Gournes Temenous • Sillamos
• Ammoudara • Kallithea • Skafidaras
• Amnisos • Karteros • Skalani
• Ano Kalesia • Kato Kalesia • Vasilies
• Athanati • Kavrochori • Voutes
• Dafnes • Kollyvas

Villages

Transportation

Port

Heraklion is an important shipping port and ferry dock. Travellers can take ferries and boats from Heraklion to destinations including

Chalki and Diafani.[21] There are also several daily ferries to Piraeus, the port of Athens in mainland Greece. The port of Heraklion was built by Sir Robert McAlpine and completed in 1928.[22]

Airport

Heraklion International Airport

Heraklion International Airport, or Nikos Kazantzakis Airport is located about 5 kilometres (3 miles) east of the city. The airport is named after Heraklion native Nikos Kazantzakis, a writer and a philosopher. It is the second busiest airport of Greece after Athens International Airport, first in charter flights and the 59th busiest in Europe, because of Crete being a major holiday destination with 8,066,000 passengers in 2022 (List of the busiest airports in Europe).

The airfield is shared with the 126th Combat Group of the Hellenic Air Force.

Highway network

European route E75 runs through the city and connects Heraklion with the three other major cities of Crete: Agios Nikolaos, Chania, and Rethymno.

Public transit

Urban bus in Heraklion

Urban buses serve the city, with 39 different routes.[23] Intercity buses connect Heraklion to many major destinations in Crete.[24]

Railway

From 1922 to 1937, a working industrial railway connected the Koules in Heraklion to Xiropotamos for the construction of the harbor.[25]

In the summer of 2007, at the Congress of Cretan emigrants, held in Heraklion, two qualified engineers, George Nathenas (from Gonies, Malevizi Province) and Vassilis Economopoulos, recommended the development of a railway line in Crete, linking Chania, Rethymno and Heraklion, with a total journey time of 50 minutes (30 minutes between Heraklion and Rethymno, 20 minutes from Chania to Rethymno) and with provision for extensions to Kissamos, Kastelli Pediados (for the planned new airport), and Agios Nikolaos. No plans exist for implementing this idea.[citation needed]

Climate

Heraklion has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Köppen climate classification). Summers are warm to hot and dry with clear skies. Dry hot days are often relieved by seasonal breezes. Winters are mild with moderate rain. Because Heraklion is further south than Athens, it has a warmer climate during winter but cooler during summer because of the Aegean Sea. The maximum temperature during the summer period is usually not more than 28 - 30 °C (Athens normal maximum temperature is about 5 °C higher). The minimum temperature record is -0.8 °C in the airport while in the port it has never dropped below 0 °C. Snowfalls are rare with the last significant snowfall with a measurable amount on the ground occurring in February 2004. [26] Heraklion falls in 11a hardiness zone. [27]

Climate data for Heraklion Port 10 m a.s.l. (2007-2024)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 29.7
(85.5) 		29.4
(84.9) 		26.4
(79.5) 		33.5
(92.3) 		38.3
(100.9) 		37.2
(99.0) 		36.6
(97.9) 		38.0
(100.4) 		37.3
(99.1) 		32.8
(91.0) 		31.7
(89.1) 		29.6
(85.3) 		38.3
(100.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.7
(60.3) 		16.1
(61.0) 		17.2
(63.0) 		19.9
(67.8) 		23.1
(73.6) 		26.2
(79.2) 		28.3
(82.9) 		28.3
(82.9) 		26.4
(79.5) 		23.1
(73.6) 		20.8
(69.4) 		17.5
(63.5) 		21.9
(71.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.1
(55.6) 		13.5
(56.3) 		14.6
(58.3) 		17.2
(63.0) 		20.5
(68.9) 		24.1
(75.4) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.7
(80.1) 		24.4
(75.9) 		20.9
(69.6) 		18.4
(65.1) 		15.0
(59.0) 		19.6
(67.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10.5
(50.9) 		10.8
(51.4) 		11.9
(53.4) 		14.5
(58.1) 		17.8
(64.0) 		21.9
(71.4) 		24.9
(76.8) 		25.1
(77.2) 		22.4
(72.3) 		18.7
(65.7) 		15.9
(60.6) 		12.5
(54.5) 		17.2
(63.0)
Record low °C (°F) 1.4
(34.5) 		2.4
(36.3) 		3.4
(38.1) 		9.1
(48.4) 		12.9
(55.2) 		15.6
(60.1) 		19.9
(67.8) 		20.7
(69.3) 		15.8
(60.4) 		11.6
(52.9) 		9.3
(48.7) 		5.0
(41.0) 		1.4
(34.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 61.7
(2.43) 		49.0
(1.93) 		31.4
(1.24) 		13.0
(0.51) 		12.8
(0.50) 		4.1
(0.16) 		0.2
(0.01) 		1.6
(0.06) 		15.2
(0.60) 		43.8
(1.72) 		32.4
(1.28) 		53.4
(2.10) 		318.6
(12.54)
Source 1: National Observatory of Athens Monthly Bulletins (May 2007 - Jan 2024) [28]
Source 2: Heraklion Port N.O.A station [29] and World Meteorological Organization[30]
Climate data for Heraklion 1955-2010 (
HNMS
)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 29.9
(85.8) 		28.8
(83.8) 		34.0
(93.2) 		37.5
(99.5) 		38.0
(100.4) 		41.3
(106.3) 		43.6
(110.5) 		44.5
(112.1) 		39.5
(103.1) 		37.0
(98.6) 		32.8
(91.0) 		28.5
(83.3) 		44.5
(112.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.3
(59.5) 		15.5
(59.9) 		17.0
(62.6) 		20.1
(68.2) 		23.6
(74.5) 		27.3
(81.1) 		28.9
(84.0) 		28.8
(83.8) 		26.6
(79.9) 		23.6
(74.5) 		20.2
(68.4) 		17.1
(62.8) 		22.0
(71.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.1
(53.8) 		12.2
(54.0) 		13.6
(56.5) 		16.6
(61.9) 		20.4
(68.7) 		24.5
(76.1) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.3
(79.3) 		23.7
(74.7) 		20.3
(68.5) 		16.8
(62.2) 		13.8
(56.8) 		18.9
(66.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 9.1
(48.4) 		8.9
(48.0) 		9.8
(49.6) 		12.0
(53.6) 		15.1
(59.2) 		19.2
(66.6) 		21.9
(71.4) 		22.0
(71.6) 		19.5
(67.1) 		16.7
(62.1) 		13.5
(56.3) 		10.9
(51.6) 		14.9
(58.8)
Record low °C (°F) 0.0
(32.0) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		0.3
(32.5) 		4.2
(39.6) 		6.0
(42.8) 		12.2
(54.0) 		14.5
(58.1) 		16.6
(61.9) 		12.0
(53.6) 		8.7
(47.7) 		4.2
(39.6) 		2.4
(36.3) 		−0.8
(30.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 91.0
(3.58) 		69.0
(2.72) 		53.4
(2.10) 		28.2
(1.11) 		13.4
(0.53) 		2.9
(0.11) 		0.8
(0.03) 		0.9
(0.04) 		16.7
(0.66) 		59.4
(2.34) 		59.6
(2.35) 		85.6
(3.37) 		480.9
(18.94)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 10.1 9.1 6.9 3.4 1.9 0.5 0.1 0.1 1.3 4.9 6.0 8.9 53.2
Average rainy days 16.0 13.6 11.4 7.6 4.6 1.3 0.3 0.5 2.8 7.5 10.6 15.2 91.4
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		68.4 66.4 65.9 62.3 61.2 57.0 57.1 59.1 61.9 65.7 67.9 68.3 63.4
Average dew point °C (°F) 6.1
(43.0) 		6.0
(42.8) 		7.1
(44.8) 		8.9
(48.0) 		12.1
(53.8) 		14.9
(58.8) 		16.8
(62.2) 		17.0
(62.6) 		15.6
(60.1) 		13.2
(55.8) 		10.4
(50.7) 		7.8
(46.0) 		11.3
(52.4)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 119.9 132.3 181.5 234.8 298.5 356.2 368.3 343.5 275.8 206.9 145.5 115.4 2,778.6
Source 1:
HNMS[31][32]
Source 2: meteo-climat (extremes)[33]

NOAA(precipitation days - dew point 1961-1990)[34]

Climate data for Heraklion
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean number of days with thunder 3.6 3.0 2.9 1.8 1.5 0.9 0.2 0.1 1.2 4.1 3.5 4.4 27.2
Mean number of days with hail 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.8
Average sea temperature °C (°F) 17.1
(62.8) 		16.4
(61.5) 		16.5
(61.7) 		17.1
(62.8) 		19.5
(67.1) 		23.0
(73.4) 		25.4
(77.7) 		26.1
(79.0) 		25.4
(77.7) 		23.3
(73.9) 		20.6
(69.1) 		18.4
(65.1) 		20.7
(69.3)
Mean daily daylight hours 10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 15.0 14.0 13.0 12.0 11.0 10.0 10.0 12.1
Average Ultraviolet index 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 10 8 5 3 2 6.4
Source 1: NOAA (days with thunder and hail 1961-1990)[34]
Source 2: Weather Atlas [35]
Climate graph of Heraklion

Colleges, universities, libraries, and research centers

Culture

Natural History Museum of Crete
Cultural and Conference Center
Pankritio Stadium
Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena

Museums

Arts

The Cultural and Conference Center of Heraklion is a centre for the performing arts.

Sports

The city is home to several sports clubs. Most notably, Heraklion hosts

Irodotos (football) in the suburbs of Atsalenio and Nea Alikarnassos
respectively.

Notable Sport clubs based in Heraklion
Club Founded Sports Current Season
OFI 1925 Football, Basketball
Superleague, Greek C Basket League
Ergotelis 1929 Football, Basketball Football League, Cretan Basket League
Iraklio 1928 Basketball Cretan Basket League
Irodotos
 1932 Football, Basketball Football League, Cretan Basket League
Atsalenios
 1951 Football Gamma Ethniki

Local TV stations

Notable people

Nicholas Kalliakis was a significant Renaissance humanist, scholar and philosopher from Heraklion.[36]
El Greco (Dominikos Theotokopoulos)
Cyril Lucaris
Epitaph on Nikos Kazantzakis' grave. I hope for nothing, I fear nothing, I'm free.

Heraklion has been the home town of some of Greece's most significant people, including the novelist Nikos Kazantzakis (best known for Zorba the Greek), the poet and Nobel Prize winner Odysseas Elytis and the world-famous painter Domenicos Theotokopoulos (El Greco).

Literature

Scientists and academia

Painting and sculpture

Film industry

Music

Francesco Barozzi

Spirituality

  • spiritual healer
    , spiritual consultant

Sports

Business

Politics and law

  • Emin Ali Bedir Khan (1851-1926), Kurdish diplomat
  • Leonidas Kyrkos (1924–2011), politician
  • Aristidis Stergiadis
    (1861–1950) High Commissioner of Smyrna
  • Georgios Voulgarakis (1959-) conservative politician
  • Romilos Kedikoglou
    (1940-) President of the Court of Cassation of Greece

Clergy

  • Maximos Margunios (1549–1602), bishop of Cyrigo (Kythira)
  • Kyrillos Loukaris (1572–1637) theologian, Pope & Patriarch of Alexandria as Cyril III and Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople as Cyril I
  • Pope & Patriarch of Alexandria
  • Theodore II (1954-) Pope & Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa
  • Pope Alexander V
    )
  • Makarios Griniezakis
    (1973-) Greek Orthodox Archbishop of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia
Marcus Musurus

Fashion

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Greece
Prefecture of Crete

Consulates

Twin towns and sister cities

Heraklion is

twinned
with:

Location

     Fira     
 Chania – Rethymno   Agios Nikolaos    
 Tympaki – Moires   Archanes    Ierapetra 

Gallery

  • View of the port from the fortress
    View of the port from the fortress
  • View of the port
    View of the port
  • The harbour
    The harbour
  • Α part of the Venetian harbour (used as shipyards)
    Α part of the Venetian harbour (used as shipyards)
  • The Phaistos Disk (2nd millennium BC) in Heraklion Archaeological Museum
    The
    Phaistos Disk (2nd millennium BC) in Heraklion Archaeological Museum
  • Depiction of Candia, 1487
    Depiction of Candia, 1487
  • Idomeneas fountain
    Idomeneas fountain
  • Jesus Gate, part of the Fortifications of Heraklion
    Jesus Gate, part of the Fortifications of Heraklion
  • Chanioporta and Pantokratoras Gate
    Chanioporta and Pantokratoras Gate
  • Bembo fountain
    Bembo fountain
  • Saint Catherine Church
    Saint Catherine Church
  • Depiction of the Siege of Candia
    Depiction of the Siege of Candia
  • St. Matthew of the Sinaites Byzantine church
    St. Matthew of the Sinaites Byzantine church
  • Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium, home ground of OFI FC
    OFI FC
  • Interior of the Fortress
    Interior of the Fortress
  • A monk shows the Saracens where to build Chandax
    A monk shows the Saracens where to build Chandax
  • Map of Heraklion and its fortifications in 1651
    Map of Heraklion and its fortifications in 1651
  • Minoan fresco depicting a bull leaping scene, found in Knossos, 1600-1400 BC, Heraklion Archaeological Museum
    Minoan fresco depicting a bull leaping scene, found in Knossos, 1600-1400 BC, Heraklion Archaeological Museum

See also

References

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