Travelpath Villas in Crete

Heraklio is the largest city and the capital of Heraklion Prefecture and Crete. It has an international airport named after the writer Nikos Kazantzakis which is located about 5km east of the city.

A walk in the island of Crete is a scent of spring flowers growing in the yards of the houses. Generations of Minoan, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Venetian, Turkish, Jewish and Egyptian people lived here.

The medieval town of Hania was given its final character by the Venetian conquerors in 1252, which was preserved after Hania was seized by the Turks in 1669.

Rethymno, the prefecture between the towns of Chania and Heraklio, abuts the Cretan Sea to the north and the Libyan Sea to the south.