Lentas TO Heraklion Town

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Lentas

TransferPlan will transfer you from and to Lentas as quickly, safely and comfortably as possible. Lentas is a coastal village 75 km south of Heraklion, on the south coast of Crete. This seaside village is built on the site of the ancient city of Leven, in a small cove at the slopes of the Asterousia mountains. The name Lentas, which means lion, owes its name from the Cape which is to the west of the village and it has the shape of a lion. Due to its isolated location you won’t see many visitors here even in the summertime.

This small fishing village has no large hotels or resorts. Only some rooms to let and some tavernas by the wave. When in Lentas, you can see the ruins of the temple of Asclepius, dating to the 3rd century BC. The shrine and the healing springs were visited by visitors from all over the eastern Mediterranean. If you visit the place you will see remains of the temple like two broken marble columns, a statue base and parts of a mosaic from roman times. By the temple is a very beautiful small church. Lentas is full of small isolated beaches. One of them is Limanaki, meaning the small harbour in Greek, with sand and pebbles. The village beach is also a great place to swim. The beach is located in a naturally protected bay with the deep blue crystal-clear sea. Here you can find some sunbeds and umbrellas. Apart from the village beach in Lentas there is also the beautiful sandy beach Diskos on the other side of the lion mountain. Follow the western paved road from Lentas towards Dytikos or just walk the shorter path directly over the lion. Dytikos, as Matala, is also known as an old hippie colony, you can still swim naked and camp quite simple on the beach. Nude and wild camping are allowed here.

Beautiful beaches, amazing mountain scenery, quiet walks, nice rooms at the seaside, delicious food and extremely friendly people await you at the small village Lentas by the Libyan Sea.

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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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