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The Cretaquarium gives the chance to its visitors for a unique «dive» to the wonderful sea world of the Mediterranean.
The Cretaquarium started operating in December 2005. The Cretaquarium gives the chance to its visitors for a unique «dive» to the wonderful sea world of the Mediterranean.
From the great hunter sharks, to the tiny Hippocampi and the spectacle of medusa, the variety of the marine life is shown in front of submarine backdrops of the Cretan sea like the rocks of Matala (south Crete) ant the floor of Vai (Southeast Crete).
The scenery of the Mediterranean is laid out in 60 aquariums (of various sizes, from 125 to 900.000 litres, with a total volume of 1.700.000 litres of seawater), creating 100 different observation points, for about 2500 Mediterranean and tropical organisms.
The Cretaquarium as a part of the Greek Center of Marine Research hands out scientific knowledge about the marine world, emphasizing on the Mediterranean. This is why training programs adapted to the schedule of first and second degree students have been designed and are taking place. The students can learn about the most important phenomena of physics and biology of the sea through live approach and innovative means of tutoring.
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The Venetian Heraklion deserves to be walked and you have to enjoy the beauty that keeps it well hidden in the arms, which are open to all visitors. You have got off the ship already or plane and you found the Venetian harbor, the promenade of the city in order to gain a first impression of the city
The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is one of the most important museums in Greece, with an enormous archaeological collection,and one of the most important in Europe.
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The Venetian Walls of Heraklion is the largest you meet strongest fortress building across the Mediterranean, which did not have the luck to be in the Heritage List of UNESCO. To built this massive fort took dozens of years.
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