{"id":1303453,"date":"2026-09-30T18:19:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1303453"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:33:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:33:34","slug":"heraklion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/greece\/heraklion\/","title":{"rendered":"Heraklion"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302325,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-city","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_country_stats":"","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"","hw_hub_country_facts":"","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"","hw_hub_country_cities":"","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"","hw_hub_country_do_title":"","hw_hub_country_do_body":"","hw_hub_country_do_points":"","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"","hw_hub_country_do_more":"","hw_hub_country_food_title":"","hw_hub_country_food_body":"","hw_hub_country_food_points":"","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"","hw_hub_country_food_more":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"","hw_hub_country_money_title":"","hw_hub_country_money_body":"","hw_hub_country_money_points":"","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"","hw_hub_country_money_more":"","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"","hw_hub_country_season_title":"","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"","hw_hub_country_season_note":"","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"","hw_hub_country_events_title":"","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"","hw_hub_country_events_source":"","hw_hub_country_events_country":"","hw_hub_country_events_count":"","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_events":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_faq_tit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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Heraklion","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"Crete's working capital: Venetian walls, a harbour fortress, and Knossos five kilometres south. Not the prettiest town on the island, but the best museum on any of them.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304346","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"5 km | From the centre to Knossos\r\n\u20ac20 | The Archaeological Museum\r\n1971 | Capital of Crete since","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"A real city with the Minoans next door","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Heraklion is the capital of Crete and the fourth-largest city in Greece, and it makes no effort to charm. Most visitors pass straight through its airport or port. The ones who stop find a lively, unpolished city inside some of the most complete Venetian walls in the Mediterranean.\r\n\r\nThe reason to come is the Minoans. Knossos, the palace of the civilisation that ran Crete almost four thousand years ago, is a twenty-minute bus ride from the centre, and the Archaeological Museum in town holds the frescoes, the gold and the Phaistos Disc that came out of it and the other palaces.\r\n\r\nThe centre is compact and walkable, with the Lions fountain, the Venetian loggia and a market street at its heart. Two days covers the city and Knossos. It is also the most central base on the island, with buses east and west and boats to Santorini.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in from the airport | About 5 km. City bus or a short taxi ride\r\nGetting around | On foot in the centre. Bus 2 to Knossos\r\nLanguage | Greek. English widely spoken\r\nTipping | Round up, or 5\u201310% in restaurants\r\nTap water | Many people drink bottled\r\nHow long to stay | Two days, longer as a base for the island","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Everything is inside or just outside the Venetian walls. Stay near Lions Square and you can walk it all.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"14","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Lions Square | First-timers | The centre of the centre, around the Morosini fountain. Caf\u00e9s, shops and everything walkable. | 35.3393 | 25.1335 |  | \nThe port | Early ferries | Near the harbour, Koules and the main bus station. Convenient, rougher at night. | 35.3435 | 25.1360 |  | \nChania Gate | Heading south | The western edge of the walls, near the bus station for Phaistos and Matala. | 35.3380 | 25.1255 |  | \nAmmoudara | Beach time | A long sandy beach west of the city. Resort hotels and a short bus ride in. | 35.3370 | 25.0800 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would take, in the order we would take them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Heraklion","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Knossos first, and early. The palace opens in the morning, the tour groups arrive by ten, and the site has very little shade. Bus 2 from the city takes about twenty minutes. Parts of the palace were controversially reconstructed in concrete by Arthur Evans a century ago, which makes it easier to picture and harder to trust.\r\n\r\nThen the Archaeological Museum, which is the reason Knossos makes sense. The frescoes \u2014 the bull-leapers, the blue ladies, the prince of the lilies \u2014 are the originals, and the Phaistos Disc is here with its undeciphered spiral of symbols. Full entry is \u20ac20.\r\n\r\nIn town, walk the harbour wall out to Koules, the Venetian fortress guarding the port. The Morosini fountain on Lions Square, the Venetian Loggia and the church of Agios Titos are all within a few minutes of each other. The Historical Museum of Crete has two paintings by El Greco, who was born on the island.\r\n\r\nFinish on the walls: the Martinengo bastion holds the grave of Nikos Kazantzakis, author of Zorba the Greek, with his epitaph about fearing nothing and hoping for nothing.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Knossos | Early, before the tour groups. Bus 2, 20 minutes\r\nArchaeological Museum | The originals. \u20ac20\r\nKoules | The Venetian fortress on the harbour\r\nKazantzakis | His grave on the Martinengo bastion","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Heraklion","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Heraklion","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The Venetian walls are free to walk along, and the Martinengo bastion, with the grave of Kazantzakis, has the best view back over the city to the mountains.\r\n\r\nThe harbour wall out to Koules is free, and the walk is best in the late afternoon. The Lions fountain, the Loggia and Agios Titos church are all free to see, and 1866 Street, the market lane, is the loudest and cheapest few hundred metres in town.\r\n\r\nAmmoudara, a long sandy beach just west of the city, is a short city-bus ride away.\r\n\r\nState museums and sites, including Knossos, are free on the first Sunday of the month from November to March.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"The walls | Walk the Venetian ramparts\r\nHarbour wall | Out to Koules in the late afternoon\r\n1866 Street | The market, loud and cheap\r\nFree Sundays | State sites, first Sunday, November to March","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Heraklion","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Heraklion","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Heraklion eats like a Cretan city rather than a resort. The streets around Lions Square are full of caf\u00e9s doing bougatsa for breakfast, and 1866 Street, the market, sells cheese, herbs, raki and olive oil.\r\n\r\nCretan standards are everywhere: dakos, the barley rusk topped with tomato and cheese; kalitsounia, small cheese pies; snails with rosemary; and slow-cooked lamb with greens. A taverna meal in the centre is \u20ac15 to \u20ac20 with wine, and a gyros is under \u20ac5.\r\n\r\nThe tavernas away from the harbour and the Lions Square caf\u00e9s give the best value. As everywhere in Crete, raki arrives free after the meal.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Bougatsa | Breakfast around Lions Square\r\nDakos | The Cretan starter, everywhere\r\nTaverna meal | \u20ac15\u201320 with wine in the centre\r\nRaki | Free after dinner","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Heraklion","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Heraklion","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Heraklion has a young, local nightlife, driven by the university rather than visitors. The bars around Korai Street and the pedestrian lanes near Lions Square fill up late, and the city keeps going well past midnight.\r\n\r\nIt is not a party town. The big club resorts are along the coast east of the city, at Hersonissos and Malia, which are a very different scene and around forty minutes away.\r\n\r\nA beer in town is \u20ac4 to \u20ac6, and prices stay local.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Korai Street | Student bars, late\r\nLions Square lanes | Where the city drinks\r\nPrices | Beer \u20ac4\u20136\r\nClubs | Hersonissos and Malia, 40 minutes east","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Heraklion","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Heraklion","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The centre is walkable. City buses cover Knossos (bus 2) and the airport, which is only about five kilometres east of the centre \u2014 one of the closest airports to a city in Greece.\r\n\r\nHeraklion has two KTEL bus stations. The one by the port serves the north coast east and west, including Chania, Rethymno, Hersonissos and Agios Nikolaos. The one by the Chania Gate serves the south, including Phaistos and Matala.\r\n\r\nFerries from Piraeus arrive overnight. In summer, fast boats run to Santorini in around two hours, which makes it a possible day trip.\r\n\r\nFor anything beyond the main towns, a car is far easier than the bus.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Airport | Only 5 km out. Bus or short taxi\r\nKnossos | City bus 2, about 20 minutes\r\nTwo bus stations | Port for the north coast, Chania Gate for the south\r\nSantorini | Fast boat, about 2 hours in summer","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Heraklion","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Heraklion costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Heraklion is cheaper than Chania and much cheaper than the Cyclades. Dorms are typically \u20ac15 to \u20ac30, taverna meals \u20ac15 to \u20ac20, and a city bus a couple of euros.\r\n\r\nA careful day is \u20ac40 to \u20ac55. The costs to plan for are the sites \u2014 Knossos and the Archaeological Museum are about \u20ac20 each \u2014 and car hire if you want to see the rest of the island.\r\n\r\nEat in the centre rather than on the harbour, and use the city buses rather than taxis for Knossos.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | \u20ac15\u201330\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac40\u201355\r\nSites | About \u20ac20 each for Knossos and the museum\r\nEat in town | Not on the harbour","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Heraklion","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Heraklion","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Heraklion is safe, with ordinary city caution needed for pickpockets around the port, the bus stations and the busy streets of the centre.\r\n\r\nThe area around the port can feel rough late at night. The centre, around Lions Square, is busy and well lit.\r\n\r\nKnossos has almost no shade, and heat exhaustion is a real risk from June to September. Go early and carry water.\r\n\r\nOn the roads, take care with scooters and hire cars: Crete has one of the higher road accident rates in Greece. Emergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Pickpockets | Port, bus stations and busy streets\r\nKnossos heat | No shade. Go early with water\r\nRoads | High accident rate. Drive carefully\r\nEmergency | 112, free from any phone","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Heraklion","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Heraklion","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Heraklion is in the middle of the north coast, so most of the island is within reach.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Knossos | 20 minutes | City bus 2 | The Minoan palace of the labyrinth legend, partly reconstructed. Go at opening. |  | 1304430\nMatala | About 2 hours | KTEL bus from the Chania Gate station | A south-coast bay with Roman-era tombs cut into the cliffs, where hippies lived in the 1960s. |  | 1304434\nSpinalonga | About 1.5 hours | KTEL bus to Agios Nikolaos or Elounda, then boat | The Venetian island fortress that became Greece's last leper colony, closed in 1957. |  | 1304435\nSantorini | About 2 hours | Fast boat from Heraklion port, summer only | Possible as a long day trip. Better as a stay. |  | 1304436","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Heraklion","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"Heraklion is warm for most of the year. May, June, September and October are ideal, and the city never really closes.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. The north coast is often windy in July and August, which takes the edge off the heat.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 16 | 1 | Mild, quiet and the city is all local\r\nFebruary | 16 | 1 | Cool and cheap. Carnival season\r\nMarch | 17 | 2 | Spring on the way\r\nApril | 20 | 3 | Easter usually falls here or in May\r\nMay | 24 | 3 | Excellent. Warm and green\r\nJune | 28 | 4 | Hot and busy. Arts festival begins\r\nJuly | 29 | 5 | Peak season. Knossos early only\r\nAugust | 29 | 5 | Peak heat and crowds. Saint Titus on the 25th\r\nSeptember | 27 | 4 | Superb. Warm sea, fewer people\r\nOctober | 24 | 3 | Very good and much quieter\r\nNovember | 21 | 2 | Mild. Saint Minas on the 11th\r\nDecember | 18 | 1 | Quiet and cheap","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"The city's own saints' days are when Heraklion celebrates hardest.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Heraklion","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/greece\/heraklion\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Orthodox Easter | April or May | Citywide | Candlelit processions and midnight fireworks. The city's biggest weekend. |  | \nHeraklion Summer Arts Festival | July and August | Venues across the city | Concerts, theatre and dance, many in open-air venues on the walls. |  | \nFeast of Agios Titos | 25 August | Agios Titos church | The feast of the city's patron saint, with a procession through the centre. |  | \nFeast of Agios Minas | 11 November | Agios Minas cathedral | The city's other patron saint, credited with saving it in 1826. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Transport assumes city and KTEL buses. Site tickets are about \u20ac20 each for Knossos and the Archaeological Museum.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 15 | 14 | 3 | 8\r\nMiddle of the road | 28 | 25 | 5 | 20\r\nComfortable | 45 | 42 | 20 | 30","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Heraklion","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"Heraklion has only a few hostels, most in the centre within walking distance of the museum. These are the top-rated right now, live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Heraklion","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/greece\/heraklion\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Heraklion travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"Is Heraklion worth visiting? | For Knossos and the Archaeological Museum, yes. The town itself is lively rather than pretty, and two days covers it. Many people stay in Chania or Rethymno and visit Heraklion for a day.\r\nHow do I get to Knossos? | City bus 2 runs from the centre and the port in about twenty minutes. Go at opening time, before the tour groups and the heat.\r\nShould I see Knossos or the museum first? | Either works, but the museum makes more sense after you have seen the site. The frescoes and objects in it are the originals from Knossos and other Minoan palaces.\r\nHow far is the airport from Heraklion? | About five kilometres, one of the closest airports to any city in Greece. A city bus or a short taxi ride gets you to the centre.\r\nWhere should I stay in Heraklion? | Around Lions Square, which is central and walkable. Near the port is convenient for early ferries but rougher at night.\r\nCan I go to Santorini from Heraklion? | Yes. Fast boats run in summer in about two hours. It works as a long day trip, but Santorini is better as a stay.\r\nIs there a beach in Heraklion? | Ammoudara, a long sandy beach just west of the city, is a short bus ride away. The better beaches are further along the coast.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Heraklion hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. Then meet the people already there in the app.","hw_hub_city_cta_buttons":"Find hostels in Heraklion | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/greece\/heraklion\/\r\nGet the app | https:\/\/hostelworld.onelink.me\/IdiK\/f5a50nhd","hw_hub_city_newsletter_title":"Get the good stuff monthly","hw_hub_city_newsletter_body":"New city guides, deals and route ideas. 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