The Capital of Crete | Heraklion Greece | Summer 2024
Explore the beauty of Crete with the Periegete, in this video we explore Heraklion the capital of the island, once the port of Knossos the ancient capital of the island in antiquity, became the capital of the island in the middle ages with the name of Kastro, Castle or Chandax, later during the Venetian dominion was known as Candia after the liberation from the Ottoman rule the name of the city was restored. Filmed on Saturday 6 July 2024