Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Iraklion, Griekenland

Druk — Christmas holidays in Griekenland, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Olive harvest (1 nov – 31 jan (meestal)), Winter: charters stop (5 nov – 31 mrt)

Druk — Clean Monday, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Clean Monday

  23 febCarnavalSluitingenDruk

  Clean Monday, the first day of Orthodox Lent and 48 days before Easter, is a public holiday. Offices and most shops close, families head outdoors to picnic and fly kites, and tavernas serve Lenten food such as seafood, bean dishes and flat lagana bread. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Winter: charters stop (5 nov – 31 mrt)

Druk — Independence Day, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Spring on the Messara

  10 mrt – 10 mei · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  The plain south of the city and the climb up to the Lasithi plateau are green and flowering for two months, which is also when the archaeological sites are walkable at midday.

• Feestdag

  Independence Day

  25 mrtNationale feestdagSluitingen

  25 March, also the feast of the Annunciation, is a national holiday. Schoolchildren and bands parade through town centres under blue-and-white flags, banks, offices and most shops close, and fried salt cod with garlic sauce is the traditional lunch. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Clean Monday (23 feb), Winter: charters stop (5 nov – 31 mrt)

Topdrukte — Orthodox Easter, Coach and cruise season at Knossos

• Feestdag

  Orthodox Easter

  10–13 aprPasen & Goede WeekSluitingenBoek vroeg

  Shops, museums and half the restaurants shut from Good Friday through Easter Monday while the villages roast lamb. Domestic flights and the Piraeus ferries fill first. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Coach and cruise season at Knossos

  15 apr – 31 oktDrukBoek vroeg

  The site takes the island's whole coach and cruise load between ten and two, on almost no shade. Being at the gate when it opens is the only version of Knossos worth having.

Nog steeds bezig: Spring on the Messara (10 mrt – 10 mei (meestal))

Druk — Coach and cruise season at Knossos, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Spring on the Messara (10 mrt – 10 mei (meestal)), Orthodox Easter (10–13 apr), Coach and cruise season at Knossos (15 apr – 31 okt)

Topdrukte — Coach and cruise season at Knossos, Summer holidays in Griekenland

• Seizoen

  Sea warm enough to swim

  1 jun – 5 nov · meestal

  Crete's water runs a month ahead of the mainland at both ends of the season. The city's own beaches are ordinary; the ones east towards Malia and west at Agia Pelagia are not. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Coach and cruise season at Knossos (15 apr – 31 okt)

Topdrukte — Coach and cruise season at Knossos, Summer holidays in Griekenland

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Coach and cruise season at Knossos (15 apr – 31 okt), Sea warm enough to swim (1 jun – 5 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Coach and cruise season at Knossos, August peak

• Feestdag

  August peak

  1–31 augSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  Greek and northern European holidays land together, the airport runs at capacity and hire cars are the thing that actually sells out. Book the car before the room. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Peza wine harvest

  20 aug – 10 okt · meestal

  The vineyards at Peza and Archanes, twenty minutes uphill, bring in vidiano and kotsifali from late August, and the estates open their doors while they do. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Coach and cruise season at Knossos (15 apr – 31 okt), Sea warm enough to swim (1 jun – 5 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Coach and cruise season at Knossos, Summer holidays in Griekenland

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Coach and cruise season at Knossos (15 apr – 31 okt), Sea warm enough to swim (1 jun – 5 nov (meestal)), Peza wine harvest (20 aug – 10 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Coach and cruise season at Knossos, Ohi Day

• Feestdag

  Ohi Day

  28 oktNationale feestdagSluitingen

  28 October marks Greece's refusal of the 1940 Italian ultimatum. School and military parades fill town centres in the morning, flags hang from balconies, and banks, offices and many shops close for the day. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Coach and cruise season at Knossos (15 apr – 31 okt), Sea warm enough to swim (1 jun – 5 nov (meestal)), Peza wine harvest (20 aug – 10 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Natuur

  Olive harvest

  1 nov – 31 jan · meestal

  Nets under the trees across the whole prefecture from November, and the presses running late into the night. The new oil is the reason to eat in a village in December.

• Seizoen

  Winter: charters stop

  5 nov – 31 mrtSeizoensluitingSluitingen

  The resorts either side of the city close and the charter flights end, but Heraklion is a working port city of 150,000 and carries on. Rooms cost a third of August.

Nog steeds bezig: Sea warm enough to swim (1 jun – 5 nov (meestal))

Druk — Christmas holidays in Griekenland, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Olive harvest (1 nov – 31 jan (meestal)), Winter: charters stop (5 nov – 31 mrt)