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Heraklion & Nafplio in 13 days

7 sightseeing days in Heraklion, a dedicated relocation day, then 5 days in Nafplio. Includes Heraklion Archaeological Museum and The Archeological Museum, with guide-listed dining suggestions.

Adapted from community travel guides · Researched Sources & notes

The stops are drawn from the guides below; daily order, times and durations are our suggested adaptation. Available map pins are approximate, not provider-verified; missing coordinates remain unset. Prices are left unknown; check tickets, opening hours and transport before booking.

Route data adapted from Wikivoyage contributors, with our own selection and suggested timing; shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source pages link to contributor histories. This is an editorial multi-day schedule; the source community has not rated this itinerary.

  • Stay in Heraklion for the first 7 sightseeing days; move to Nafplio on day 8, then stay for 5 sightseeing days. Book accommodation in both bases rather than returning each night.
  • The 326 km figure is approximate straight-line separation, not transit distance. The relocation day reserves room for travel and check-in without promising a direct service or a same-day connection. Verify the journey before booking this two-base plan.
  • City visits and restaurants are adapted from the linked retained community-guide material, not newly verified opening hours, live menus or first-hand visits. Suggested times are editable planning blocks. Check closures, reservations, accessibility and dietary needs.
  • Cover photo shows the first city. Original source and photo credits remain attached. Adapted community route selections retain CC BY-SA 4.0 attribution; source research dates remain in the individual stop and dining notes.
5 local dining picks added to this itineraryDining sources

These picks have positive travel-guide coverage or a named professional recommendation; they are not live customer ratings. Suggested times are not reservations. Confirm service days, dietary needs and prices. Other days remain open for your own food discoveries.

  • Day 1 · Ippokampos — Seafood. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 2 · Kafeneio O Ntokos — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 3 · Pagopiion — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 9 · Kipos (Garden) — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 10 · Popeye — Pizza, pasta. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗

Sources checked 2026-10-30. Community-guide dining data is adapted from Wikivoyage contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; source pages link to contributor histories.

Heraklion & Nafplio itinerary: 13 days at a glance

Review the original daily plan before editing below. Times and durations are suggested planning blocks; dining stops are not reservations. Your personal edits appear in the editor and downloads.

Day 1: Heraklion: Heraklion Archaeological Museum & St Mark's Basilica

  • · Heraklion Archaeological Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to St Mark's Basilica · 30 min
  • · St Mark's Basilica · 90 min
  • · Dinner: Ippokampos (Seafood) · 75 min

Day 2: Heraklion: Palace of Knossos & St Minas Cathedral

  • · Palace of Knossos · 120 min
  • · Transfer to St Minas Cathedral · 45 min
  • · St Minas Cathedral · 90 min
  • · Dinner: Kafeneio O Ntokos (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 3: Heraklion: Historical Museum of Crete & Natural History Museum of Crete

  • · Historical Museum of Crete · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Natural History Museum of Crete · 30 min
  • · Natural History Museum of Crete · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Pagopiion (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 4: Heraklion: CretAquarium Thalassokosmos & Lychnostatis Open-Air Museum

  • · CretAquarium Thalassokosmos · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Lychnostatis Open-Air Museum · 60 min
  • · Lychnostatis Open-Air Museum · 120 min

Day 5: Heraklion: Koules & Dominican Church of St Peter

  • · Koules · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Dominican Church of St Peter · 30 min
  • · Dominican Church of St Peter · 90 min

Day 6: Heraklion: Fortifications of Heraklion & St Catherine of the Sinaites Church

  • · Fortifications of Heraklion · 75 min
  • · Transfer to St Catherine of the Sinaites Church · 30 min
  • · St Catherine of the Sinaites Church · 90 min

Day 7: Heraklion: Loggia & St Titus Church

  • · Loggia · 75 min
  • · Transfer to St Titus Church · 30 min
  • · St Titus Church · 90 min

Day 8: Heraklion → Nafplio: travel and check-in

  • · Relocate: Heraklion → Nafplio · 600 min

Day 9: Nafplio: The Archeological Museum & The Komboloi Museum

  • · The Archeological Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to The Komboloi Museum · 30 min
  • · The Komboloi Museum · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Kipos (Garden) (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 10: Nafplio: The War Museum & The Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation Museum

  • · The War Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to The Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation Museum · 30 min
  • · The Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation Museum · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Popeye (Pizza, pasta) · 75 min

Day 11: Nafplio: The Ouzo museum & Frangokklisia

  • · The Ouzo museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Frangokklisia · 30 min
  • · Frangokklisia · 75 min

Day 12: Nafplio: Vouleftikon & St Spyridon church

  • · Vouleftikon · 75 min
  • · Transfer to St Spyridon church · 30 min
  • · St Spyridon church · 90 min

Day 13: Nafplio: St Nicolaus & Bourtzi

  • · St Nicolaus · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Bourtzi · 30 min
  • · Bourtzi · 75 min

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Day 1
  • 09:30120m
    2 Xanthoudidou St

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Heraklion (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Heraklion

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.34 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0090m
    Pl. Kallergon 100

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Leof. Sofokli Venizelou 3

    Seafood. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 0.4 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Heraklion (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5405391; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 2
  • 09:30120m
    Heraklion

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  • 12:0045m
    Heraklion

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (5.28 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0090m
    Heraklion

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Karterou 11

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 0.2 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Heraklion (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5405391; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 3
  • 09:30120m
    27, Sofokli Venizelou Ave

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  • 12:0030m
    Heraklion

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.41 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Sofokli Venizelou Ave

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Pl. Agiou Titou 1

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 0.7 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Heraklion (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5405391; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 4
  • 09:30120m
    Heraklion

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  • 12:0060m
    Heraklion

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (12.02 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Hersonissos 700 14, Hersonissos

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Day 5
  • 09:3075m
    Heraklion

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  • 12:0030m
    Heraklion

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.52 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0090m
    I. Mitsotaki

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Day 6
  • 09:3075m
    Heraklion

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  • 12:0030m
    Heraklion

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.6 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0090m
    Monis Odigitrias 1

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Day 7
  • 09:3075m
    25 August Str

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  • 12:0030m
    Heraklion

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.07 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0090m
    Pl. Agiou Titou

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Day 8
  • 08:00600m
    Heraklion → Nafplio

    Dedicated relocation day from Heraklion to Nafplio; no transport is booked. The city centres are approximately 326 km apart in a straight line, not a measured road or rail route. Choose and book a suitable flight, train, bus or ferry; confirm operating days, total door-to-door time, luggage rules and arrival before making reservations. This full-day block is reserved time, not a timetable. Move the following day if your journey needs longer.

Day 9
  • 09:30120m
    Nafplio

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  • 12:0030m
    Nafplio

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.18 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Staikopoulou 25

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    5, Ethnikis Antistaseos str.

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. Route distance is unknown; check travel time and the entrance. Map pin unavailable; use the address to locate the restaurant. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Nafplio (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5385487; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 10
  • 09:30120m
    Amalias Othonos 22

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  • 12:0030m
    Nafplio

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.05 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    1 V. Alexandros

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Staikopoulou St

    Pizza, pasta. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. Route distance is unknown; check travel time and the entrance. Map pin unavailable; use the address to locate the restaurant. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Nafplio (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5385487; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 11
  • 09:30120m
    Nafplio

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  • 12:0030m
    Nafplio

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (1.75 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Fotomara str

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Nafplio (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 12
  • 09:3075m
    Nafplio

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Nafplio (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Nafplio

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.15 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0090m
    on the mid of Kapodistriou str

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Day 13
  • 09:3075m
    Nafplio

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Nafplio (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Nafplio

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.64 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Nafplio

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Nafplio (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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