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tourist attraction · Heraklion Lions Square, officially Eleftheriou Venizelou Square, is a pedestrian square in the centre of Heraklion that dates from the Venetian period. It takes its common name from the Morosini Fountain, opened in 1628 by Francesco Morosini, where four stone lions support the main basin. Saint Mark's Basilica and the Venetian Loggia stand beside it.
Free entryNo ticket needed
amusement park · Hersonissos Watercity is a water park at Anopolis, near Gouves between Heraklion and Hersonissos on Crete. Its grounds of about 87,000 square metres hold pools, children's water games and 44 slides, the steepest of them reserved for visitors over 1.40 m. The park opens in summer only, from early May to October.
Official siteTickets available
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