Actually Off The Beaten Path! Our Favourite Things to do | Heraklion, Crete Greek Travel Guide

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Come with us as we explore the ancient sites around Heraklion on Greece's largest island, Crete. We explore Knossos, the Gortyn Code, the Heraklion Archeological Museum, and SO many aqueducts.
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Intro: 0:00-0:44
Knossos 0:45-7:16
Gortyna 7:17-11:15
Heraklion Archeological Museum 11:16-13:40
Morossini Aqueduct 13:41-16:30
Sylamos Aqueduct 16:31-18:19
Spilia Aqueduct 18:20-20:55
Venetian Aqueduct 20:56-23:00
Conclusion 23:01-23:49

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@hankdickson8308 20 күн бұрын

This video is what brought me to the Spilia Aqueduct……we passed a very crowded Knossos and kept driving !!

@NearFromHome 20 күн бұрын

Yeah, when crowded, even I think I wouldn’t like Knossos. But all those aqueducts were the best!

@louistracy6964 2 ай бұрын

i was told Venetians bred pigeons for eggs, the holes are for nests. Some houses have them too.

@NearFromHome 2 ай бұрын

ahhhh I did not know that about the Venetians. have seen man made pigeon roosts before in England. They used them to get the pigeons and their eggs! Maybe they did use the sides of the viaduct for pigeon eggs :O

@JoseOnTour 10 ай бұрын

I have such a fascination with Greece and so glad to see you guys in the lesser known parts. Just casual peacocks running around LOL. Whenever I see you guys walking across Aqueducts I just think"man they're brave". I have such a fear of heights. Those ancient sites are so amazing but just the sheer scenery around them is worth the admission. Great video!

@NearFromHome 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!! The cities, beaches, and food are great, but I really wish the history was a bigger part of travel KZfaq. We only made it a third of the way across the aqueduct. hahaha :D

@ilariadifrancesco1251 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video, I really liked it

@NearFromHome 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! That really means a lot. :)

@dennisagbayani3327 10 ай бұрын

ROCKIN' THE FIRE RED SHADES IN GOLDEN, GLORIOUS GREECE, BRO! NEXT-LEVEL COOL!🔥😎

@NearFromHome 10 ай бұрын

you know it :)

@MYTravelBF 10 ай бұрын

Love the video! Those aqueducts looks so cool, and especially loved the reaction to the last one!!

@NearFromHome 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! It was very exciting lol

@alecdent9789 10 ай бұрын

Looks amazing! Just wanted to thank you for your great videos. I am moving to Munich in a couple weeks and really appreciate you showing of so many interesting places to get excited about! Keep up the great work.

@NearFromHome 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Good luck!

@neobrutus 10 ай бұрын

Great video. Lived in Thessaloniki back in 2006 and got a chance to visit Chania but didn't get a change to see Knossos. I might have to make it a priority on my next trip back to Greece now!

@NearFromHome 10 ай бұрын

Wow how lucky! You will definitely have to check Heraklion and the surroundings out. It’s great!

@bwamnha8147 7 ай бұрын

If the explanations I heard at Guedelon castle is anything to go by, the holes are what they used for sticking their bits of scaffolding in, to be able to keep building higher and higher.

@NearFromHome 7 ай бұрын

I was wondering if that might be it. A classic technique. But that sure would be a lot of scaffolding, plus the other aqueducts didn’t have it? Still, that could be it.

@louistracy6964 2 ай бұрын

Pigeon keeping Venetians. The eggs were much in demand. So I was told, might be wrong. Have a look at the Kalergis Villa, in Rogdia, not far from Heraklio.