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Heraklion Cruise Port – The Main Gateway to Crete
Heraklion Cruise Port – The Main Gateway to Crete Where do you find us? At the center of the East Mediterranean! Black Sea Mediterranean Sea Crete is the largest of the Greek Islands and the 5th largest in the Mediterranean. Total area: 8,336 sq. kms. Island Population: 650,000 Largest City: Heraklion with 137,711 inhabitants Average Annual Temperatures: High 21.9˚ C and Low 17.6˚ C The Tourism Sector accounts for a large part of the island’s GDP, with agriculture also playing a very major part. Agricultural produce include olives, olive oil, grapes, wine, citrus fruits, dairy products, almonds, livestock, fishing and fresh market produce. 40% of the island’s population is involved in Tourism. Package Tourism to the island began in the 1960’s and today Crete receives around 2.5 million visitors each year. Heraklion’s Nikos Kazantzakis Airport alone handles over 20% of Greece’s total charter traffic per year. Our Port The Port of Heraklion is located on Crete’s North coast midway between its eastern and western shores and is the island’s main sea gate. Situated within the City of Heraklion, it offers excellent road access to: City Centre – 1.5 km Nikos Kazantzakis International Airport – 2 km East-West Highway Crete’s Major Historical Sights Latitude 35˚16˚N - Longitude 25˚10˚E Port Plan Port Characteristics Old Venetian Port and today’s Yacht Marina Total Quay Length: 700 m Operational Depth: 1.8 – 3.66 m Quay I West Berth: 161.7 m Operational Depth: 10 m North Berth: 75.4 m Operational Depth: 10 m East Berth: 151.0 m Operational Depth: 10 m Total Length: 388.1 m Quay II West Berth: 166.8 m Operational Depth: 10 m North Berth: 41.0 m Operational Depth: 10 m East Berth: 200.7 m Operational Depth: 10 m Total Length: 408.5 m Quay III West Berth: 162.7 m Operational Depth: 10 – 12 m North West Berth (Indent): 148.6 m Operational Depth: 10 – 12 m North Berth: 54.2 m Operational Depth: 10 – 12 m East Berth: 449.8 m Operational Depth: 10 – 12 m Total Length: 815.3 m Quay IV West Berth: 287.5 m Operational Depth: 12.7 – 14.2 m North Berth: 289.8 m Operational Depth: 12.7 – 14.2 m East Berth: 240.2 m Operational Depth: 12.7 – 14.2 m Total Length: 817.5 m Quay V Single Berth Length: 742.3 m Operational Depth: 10 – 12 m Port Facilities Pilot: Yes Fenders: All Piers Tugs: 4 Bunkering: Yes Water: Yes Waste Handling: Yes (Solid & Fluid) Port Operation: 24 hours ISPS: Fully Compliant Passenger Terminal 2010 Heraklion Cruise Traffic: 247 Cruise Ship Calls totalling 282,463 Passengers Total Surface Area: 3,500 sq. meters Check-in Facilities: Yes Security Check Facilities: Yes for passengers and Luggage Information Desk with multilingual staff Free Wi-Fi Internet access for all port visitors Directional Signs for city Free handout maps Taxi & Public Bus Services Home porting in Heraklion The Port of Heraklion fulfils every prerequisite to become one of Greece’s secondary home ports, as Crete is Greece’s largest tourist destination. The extensive tourism infrastructure that includes all categories of hotels and resorts, with a particularly high concentration of 5* properties, spas, conference facilities and golf courses combines with Crete’s unique hospitality tradition to make Heraklion a very strong candidate for cruise turnaround consideration. Port of Heraklion Nikos Kazantzakis International Airport 2010 Air Traffic TYPE OF AIR TRAFFIC AIRCRAFT ARR/DEP PASSENGER ARRIVALS PASSENGER DEPARTURES 14,837 505,355 530,034 SCHEDULED INTERNATIONAL GREEK CARRIERS 2,206 142,474 147,211 NON-GREEK CARRIERS 2,508 175,872 176,651 16 533 25 CHARTER AIR 21,273 1,615,674 1,628,600 TOTAL INTERNATIONAL 26,003 1,934,553 1,952,487 TOTAL SCHEDULED DOMESTIC SPECIAL FLIGHTS 2010 Air Charter Arrivals by Country of Origin COUNTRY AUSTRIA BELGIUM BELARUS CROATIA CYPRUS CZECH REP. DENMARK EGYPT ESTONIA FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY HOLLAND HUNGARY IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY JORDAN LATVIA LITHUANIA LUXEMBURG MALTA NORWAY POLAND PORTUGAL RUMANIA RUSSIA SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SPAIN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TURKEY UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM YUGOSLAVIA TOTAL JAN 283 52 FEB MAR 83 496 182 212 926 1420 3109 APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT 2661 5612 9732 9546 15537 364 9282 14449 370 7316 10387 261 1861 2662 2279 1762 8988 8532 367 126 30 9096 2413 584 11407 3804 1245 10919 2913 211 1687 1297 1600 900 37126 68009 19825 141 2203 5855 3432 1827 913 31310 58666 15307 1806 1898 8144 11712 1588 1112 41556 68242 30981 2730 4001 14848 19379 1993 880 48716 70193 25703 2570 4018 18921 26914 584 10163 2848 135 1830 914 32735 65880 15398 1776 3163 17476 9782 588 1240 17203 50605 9425 150 278 1210 2854 718 1252 2592 862 1053 2671 1789 1843 2614 1882 1889 2377 1052 713 534 541 716 732 2332 4478 1159 7775 42 1832 1805 1204 451 1544 7077 132 312 4376 8668 2901 17399 807 2214 22707 3718 1394 831 4717 13585 1690 14849 303 1987 23206 1919 897 4558 8616 5116 16529 318 2248 22259 4354 1831 93 4928 13989 533 1144 183 1481 2416 15803 72 2225 20724 3148 1098 5434 11740 3106 33116 58007 226196 4109 48849 272 276374 5883 62973 1115 373264 4747 63050 1087 384847 3162 50856 340 305427 1401 7843 1361 579 21492 701 131 426 3 146 436 20870 8540 4143 2193 29 3 5038 583 261 114 985 517 220 7147 99 2182 137 130522 NOV DEC TOTAL 40386 63640 1362 126 3721 46210 16483 320 9574 6806 230451 389555 121782 8823 15074 76884 71825 261 7780 13892 7120 114 16704 70534 1500 10135 100313 15139 5529 4063 37219 65316 1812 23132 287212 2824 1759179 Shuttle Service from Gangway to Terminal Arriving at the Terminal for clearance Port and Terminal are well sign posted City Maps are handed out by the Port Authority to all arriving cruise passengers The City Brief History From prehistoric times and during the Bronze Age Heraklion was already the main harbor of Crete. The famous geographer Strabo mentions the port of Heraclium in his Geography, a name that was retained until 824 AD, when Crete was taken over by the Saracens. They repaired the Byzantine walls and built additional fortifications, as well as a moat, and gave the city the Arabic name of Rabd al Khandak. The Byzantines reclaimed it in 961 AD and in 1204 sold it to the Venetians who completely rebuilt the city and added massive fortifications, many of which are still intact, including the small harbor fortress known as “Koules”. Under Venetian rule the city flourished and attracted many scholars and artists who came to study at St Catherine’s university. It was the time of the famous Cretan School of painting, when one of the island’s most famous sons emerged, the painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos, better known as El Greco. After a 22-year siege, in 1669 the Venetians handed over the city to the Ottomans who controlled it for the next two centuries. It was finally incorporated into the Kingdom of Greece in 1913 and Heraklion, the city of Hercules, regained its ancient name. City sites to focus on Rocca al Mare or Koules Fortress in the Venetian Harbor & the Arsenale Venetian Loggia and 25th August Street Bembo Fountain Church of St Titus Lion’s Square and the Morosini Fountain St Minas Cathedral Agia Ekaterini Ecclesiastical Museum with a rare icon collection including works of Michail Damaskinos ( c.1530-1591) thought by many to have been El Greco’s teacher. Heraklion Market Archaeological Museum Historical Museum of Crete Battle of Crete Museum Agios Markos Gallery Rocca al Mare or Koules: The Harbor Fortress Venetian Harbor, Marina & Arsenale Night views of the Venetian Harbor A town full of life Morosini Fountain St. Minas Cathedral The Loggia Bustling market in the Minoan tradition Heraklion Archaeological Museum Other city attractions Historical Museum Agia Ekaterini Museum of Ecclesiastic Art The Destination WEST SHORE EXCURSIONS Phaestos and Agia Galini City of Rethymnon City of Chania Fodele – birthplace of the painter El Greco EAST Knossos A plethora of half day and full day shore excursion options are possible from Heraklion. Traditional village of Archanes City of Agios Nikolaos and the resort of Elounda Plaka and Spinalonga Arkadi Monastery Kritsa and Lato Aptera Lassithi Plateau Cave of Zeus – Zoniana Malia Gortys Gournes and Aquarium Sitia,Toplou Monastery and the Vai Palm Forest Highlights East of Heraklion Knossos: The Palace of King Minos Stunning palace interiors The Aquarium at Gournes Sitia and Toplou Monastery The traditional village of Archanes The Archaeological site of Gortys Agios Nikolaos, Elounda and Spinalonga Kritsa & the ancient Dorian site of Lato Highlights West of Heraklion Agia Galini & the Palace of Phaistos Fodele & the El Greco Museum Rethymnon & Arkadi Monastery Old Chania and Aptera Zoniana – The Cave of Zeus Unique culture and the world’s healthiest cuisine We have been producing history for the last 5,000 years… …can you really afford not to stop and visit us?
