Milatos TO Heraklion Town

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Milatos

TransferPlan will transfer you from and to Milatos as quickly, safely and comfortably as possible. Milatos is a small fishing village located 45km east of Heraklion Town, just next to Sisi. Milatos is an ancient city from Minoan times very important because of its geostrategic position. The area is a true Cretan landscape with small rocky coves, ancient olive trees and crystal-clear water. Here you will find many beaches suitable for swimming.

One kilometre east of Milatos, at Pigada you will some small isolated bays with sand, which are surrounded by high rocks and enjoy your own private beach. The main beach of Milatos is just next to the picturesque small harbour. It is a large beach with pebbles and rocks but unfortunately very wavy. The next beach is located inside the harbour near the taverns of the village. It is a small sandy beach, quite well-organized, preferred by most of the visitors and families with small children, as the water is always calm.

The famous Milatos cave is located close to the village. However, the Milatos cave is really known for a drama which unfolded with Turkish invaders in February 1823. Early in 1823, the residents of the surrounding area took refuge in the Milatos Cave to hide from the Turkish troops of Hasan Pasha, who were plundering and looting Lassithi. The Cretan rebel leaders, with a tiny force of about 150 men, fought the Pasha's large army around the cave in a desperate defence of the local inhabitants. The fighting went on for two weeks, until the besieged, suffering from extreme hunger and thirst, dared a heroic, but devastating escape. The defending warriors were slaughtered, many of the older ones trampled to death by oncoming Cavalry, the captured children were sold into slavery and 18 priests were burned to death.

Milatos is ideal for relaxing holidays away from mass tourism and close to Heraklion town and Hersonissos. It can be easily used as your base for exploring Crete.

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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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