Ferma (Ierapetra) TO Heraklion Town

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Ferma (Ierapetra)

TransferPlan will transfer you from and to Ferma in Ierapetra as quickly, safely and comfortably as possible. Ferma is a small seaside settlement located 10km east of Ierapetra and 45km southeast of Agios Nikolaos. The surrounding area is covered with thick pine wood and vegetation, is a green oasis inside the dry landscape of Eastern Crete.

Along the coastline of the region, there are several small bays, the longest of which in the beach Livadi, widely known as Ferma beach or Xerokamara. Next to it you will find the most hotels in the area. It is a beautiful beach with fine pebbles and crystal-clear deep water, surrounded by thick vegetation in an astonishing landscape of gigantic rocks and steep cliffs. On the beach, which is not organized, you can approach from a path that starts from the nearby hotels.

The next beach after Xerokamara is called Pigadi and is named after a small building that reminds of a well. There is another small bay just next to it. Pigadi beaches are accessed via a path from the main road. The last beach of the area is Giorgakis and is similarly accessed through a steep path with iron stairs from the main road.

Ferma is ideal for relaxing and peaceful holidays, away from the mass tourism areas and noisy places. The tourist who visits the area they do so for the last 15years, bonding themselves with the land and feeling like locals.

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Heraklion Town

TransferPlan will transfer you from and to Heraklion town as quickly, safely and comfortably as possible. Heraklion boasts the title of the largest urban entity in Crete and is also the administrative capital of the island. Heraklion has an immense historical and cultural heritage, as in close proximity to the city visitors can find the Palace of Knossos, which has served as the centre of Minoan civilisation. Throughout the city, you can also find a number of constructions dating back to the Venetian occupation such as Koules Fortress in the old port.

Heraklion is home to some world class monuments and cultural landmarks. Among the most outstanding man-made structures is the Heraklion Fortress that contains the 'old town'. Originally built by Arab merchants and later on reinforced by Venetians, the Fortress included seven bastions, of which only the Martinego bastion survives the passing of time. Moreover, visitors will be delighted to find one of the gates to the city, named Chanioporta, which is ornate with the winged lion of Saint Marc. Visitors can also pay pilgrimage to the grave of one of Greece's most important writers and Nobel recipient, N. Kazantzakis. The sight that marks his resting place also offers some mesmerising views of the city.

Throughout the city, one can spot statues and monuments commemorating prolific figures that have been important for Greece's course through history and have contributed to Crete's immense cultural heritage. Some of the names include renaissance painter El Greco, Poet Vicenzo Kornaros and Politician Eleftherios Venizelos.

Moreover, the Archaeological museum should be on the top of every visitor's list; a splendid space that boasts a massive collection of ancient artefacts from all over the island and covers more than 5,500 years of history. Special emphasis is given to the spoils of Minoan civilisation, which has been one of the first to spring in the Southern European cost and was almost entirely wiped out by a volcanic eruption and a subsequent tsunami. The museum is home to the most important collection of surviving Minoan antiquities in the world and awaits its visitors to explore the mysteries of this extinguished civilisation.

Nowadays, Heraklion represents a beacon of Greek modernization and has been subjected to an extensive urban sprawl, that gives it a truly unique character. Despite the expansion of concrete residential blocs and the immense traffic, a short walk through the bustling streets and alleys will travel you through thousand years of history and will reveal to you the hip side of Greece with its rich coffee culture and culinary delights that can be found in every corner.

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