Crete

Crete is an  island in Greece. It is the largest island in the Mediterranian sea. Here are two cities in Crete:

Heraklion:

Hereaklion is the capital city of Crete it was named Heraklion because they think that Hercules was born there. Heraklion is also where the Minotour was as they say. The Minotour lived in Knossos.It would take approximately 4 or more hours to get there. There is Stalis in Heraklion. Stalis is very close to the sea. Stalis is more busy at night apparently. Malia is the most well known in Crete.

Chania:

Chania is the second largest city of Crete and the capital of the Chania regional unit. It lies along the north coast of the island, about 70 km (43 miles) west of Rethymno and 145 km (90 miles) west of Heraklion. The official population of the municipal unit (the former municipality) is 55,838, while its metropolitan area has 108,310 (2011) inhabitants. This consists of the city of Chania along with 7 towns and villages: Mournies (popularity. 6,390), Souda (popularity. 5,330), Nerokouros (popularity. 4,175), Daratsos (popularity. 3,287), Perivolia (popularity. 3,065), Galatas (popualrity. 2,131) and Vamvakopoulo (popualrity. 1,769).

 

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