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Inside Background
Health & Safety 
    Heraklion is relatively safe. Practice general traveling safety rules such...
Last edited: 18 July 2006
History 
    There are many Neolithic settlements in the area of Heraklion, and the city...
Last edited: 27 June 2006
Weather & When to Go 
Climate     The city of Heraklion benefits from a temperate, marine climate...
Last edited: 28 June 2006
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Inside Transportation
Arriving & Departing 
By Boat     Since Heraklion is a major port town, it makes sense that one of...
Last edited: 27 June 2006
Getting Around 
    The Heraklion of interest to visitors is the area contained inside the city...
Last edited: 01 July 2006
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Inside Things to Do
Day Trips 
Knossos Ruins             When British Archaeologist Arthur Evans undertook a...
Last edited: 01 July 2006
Events & Festivals 
Heraklion Summer Arts Festival     This annual event takes place from July...
Last edited: 28 June 2006
First-time Visitors 
People visiting Heraklion for the first time will want to see what makes this...
Last edited: 05 July 2006
Museums & Attractions 
Heraklion Archaeological Museum     This is perhaps the most-visited museum on...
Last edited: 28 June 2006
Nightlife 
Cafes     Heraklion has an active cafe, bar and club scene. Sitting outside in...
Last edited: 01 July 2006
Iraklion Archaeological Museum 
The only thing anyone needs to know right now about The Archaeologocal Museum...
Last edited: 30 October 2007
The Palace of Knossos 
The palace of Knossos is a must see attraction of Crete, unfortunately in high...
Last edited: 12 July 2008
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Inside Greece: For Foreign Visitors
Banks & Money 
Greece is one of about 30 European countries that uses the Euro as currency...
Last edited: 13 September 2009
Emergencies 
General Emergency number in Greece is 112. This number can be called when faced...
Last edited: 15 March 2008
Important Phrases 
The bill please - To logariasmo parakalo Where is .... this (address, monument...
Last edited: 21 August 2009
Telephones 
Phone cards can be purchased from small shops in every city, as well as street...
Last edited: 06 January 2010
Tipping & Etiquette 
Most of the Greek hotel stays include breakfast (BB) and fewer of them...
Last edited: 10 November 2009
Athens airport transportation 
There are several options for getting from the Athens airport to downtown but...
Last edited: 29 March 2009
Before posting - help us to help you 
Before actually posting on the forums there are a few things that really help...
Last edited: 31 October 2009
Driving in Greece 
This “inside page” is not designed to be critical of Greece or the Greeks.  It...
Last edited: 11 November 2009
Electricity in Hotels 
In most Greek hotels, you must insert your room key into a slot by the door to...
Last edited: 16 December 2007
How to: Ferry trips in the islands 
Many people do an island hopping during their trip in Greece. Ferry trip is a...
Last edited: 19 October 2009
Pharmacies 
Pharmacies in Greece have different opening hours to some other countries...
Last edited: 20 March 2009
Planning your trip to greece 
Greece is a country with thousands of years of culture. Before you decide where...
Last edited: 11 June 2007
Plumbing in Greece 
One of the commonest questions first-time visitors to Greece ask is “is it true...
Last edited: 03 December 2009
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