Heraklion

[ImLostAgain]

Anyone on ab been? What are your thoughts on it?
Four of us are looking for somewhere to go and one of us suggested Heraklion . He said he had been a year or two ago and quite liked it. On the other hand another said he'd been about fifteen years ago and wasn't that struck with it.
I'm just hoping to get opinions from others who've been.

[jno]

what do you want to do there? Great antiquities museum but there are better places if you want a beach

[ImLostAgain]

Well there's going to be four of us so it would be different things I suppose. That said, I don't think beaches are for any of us.
I suppose it would be touristy things.
For me it would be walking around seeing the sights. Seeing older places and such.
Going out for meals and drinks will play a part too. Noisy nightlife is no longer a thing for any of us though.

[jno]

the noisy kids go elsewhere, as far as I know (it's been 10 years since I was there).

But there's nothing special about Heraklion apart from the museum, it's a hot, dusty Greek town. You can get to other sites like Knossos for day trips, though.

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g189417-Activities-Heraklion_Crete.html

For just relaxing and unwinding, I personally think Rethymnon and Hania are prettier port towns.

I'm only talking about Crete.

[ImLostAgain]

Thanks for that jno. Yes it's going to be Crete. I'll have a glance at your links later.
Thanks again.

[New Judge]

You'll have to look under 'C' for Chania !!

[jno]

or Xania. Google will direct you to whichever one its algorithms tell it to.

[ImLostAgain]

Actually it was going to be Chania originally but one of the party said he just couldn't face the transfer journey.
I'm assuming he meant the length of time. I don't know as I haven't spoken to him for about a week.
Does anyone know how long it does take?

[Zacs-Master]

Kassiopi on Corfu is very nice. Compact, good choice of restaurants, not too noisy.

[Zacs-Master]

Getting to Chania:
https://www.kimkim.com/ab/getting-to-chania

[ImLostAgain]

Thanks for that Zacs. I'll forward the link to the others in the group.