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The new excavations of the Venetian Gate Voltone will start soon in the town of Heraklion, Crete. The local authorities are planning to excavate the whole gate and to put glass surfaces so that visitors can see it from above.

Attica Group has decided to enter the ferry competition for good, as it issued an announcement that from this spring its ferry Superfast XII will run the line Piraeus-Heraklion.

The Mayor of Heraklion presented a few days ago the new museum that opened in the town of Heraklion, in the gate Bethlehem of the Venetian Walls. The museum "El Greco: Return home" includes works of the famous Cretan artist Domenicos Theotokopoulos, also known as El Greco.

A German doctor, the director of a Cardiological Clinic in Bavaria, has done researches and surveys and has proven that the Cretan diet reduces the risk of a heart attack on patients with heart problems.

Lato Boutique Hotel, a luxurious hotel in the town of Heraklion Crete, recently got two awards in the 15th World Travel Awards Ceremony for Europe Winners, which was held in Slovakia. In fact, it was awarded as "Europe's Leading Boutique Hotel" and "Greece's Leading Boutique Hotel" for 2008.

A great controversy has risen in Heraklion between the taxi drivers and the local authorities, after the decision of the municipality to install minibuses that will move people around the town for free. This measure certainly hits severely the interests of the taxi drivers.

The Heraklion Association of Architects are asking for a new reformation plan of the Old Town of Heraklion, as the present plan, which exists since 1936, does not reform but destroys this beautiful and historical neighbourhood.

Findings of great historical importance have been found during the restoration operations at the Port of Heraklion, Crete. A related research is going to take place

A Greek cruise ship carrying more than 1,200 passengers and crew docked safely at the port of Piraeus after discovering a large crack in its hull

Urban Life an exhibition showcasing exhibits from the urban life between the end of the 19th century to the interwar period is currently on at the Historical Museum of Crete in Heraklion

Authorities said yesterday that they may have found links between a 60-year-old businessman arrested in Heraklion, Crete, for possessing illegal antiquities

The Greek government has announced its plan to build a new airport on the island of Crete in order to replace the over-stretched Nikos Kazantzakis International Airport of Heraklion

The Greek government has announced its plan to build a new airport on the island of Crete in order to replace the over-stretched Nikos Kazantzakis International Airport of Heraklion

In an announcement on Wednesday, the Culture Ministry informed everyone about the completion of all the necessary steps, required of the inclusion of the archaeological site of Knossos on Crete, in to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list.

The Chinese state-owned China Shipping Group is exploring the possibility to develop a transshipment container terminal in the port of Timbaki, on the south coast of Crete,