Archanes ★ 4.5
Archanes is the easiest food escape from Heraklion, a restored village fifteen kilometres south where Kritamon cooks on the main village square.
Krousonas is a food day trips in Heraklion.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Archanes is the easiest food escape from Heraklion, a restored village fifteen kilometres south where Kritamon cooks on the main village square.
Dafnes is where the Heraklion wine region announces itself, with the Douloufakis winery in the village and a free wine festival on the square each July.
Skalani sits a fifteen-minute drive past Knossos from Heraklion, where Olive and Mint cooks new Cretan food on Ifigenias among the vineyards.
The Peza appellation south of Heraklion is the island's densest run of wineries, with Domaine Paterianakis farming organically near the village of Melesses.