Kornarou Square is a food market in The Agora, Heraklion.
Editorially verified August 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 7 hours
Visit Knossos Palace, Crete’s most famous archaeological site, and explore Heraklion city. Enjoy a guided tour, free time, and a walk through the Old Market.
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Embark on an adventure through the famous Cretaquarium and the port city of Heraklion Learn about the history of the city + discover the Open Market and the shopping m...
Day trip · 7 hours
A visit to the capital of Crete, Heraklion. Walk around the city center and the beautiful port, explore the biggest open-air market of Crete and visit the famous CretAquarium.
Address: Plateia Kornarou, Iraklio 712 01, Heraklion
The herb shops along the Heraklion Agora sell dittany, mountain tea and spices by weight, and they are the market's most useful souvenir stop.
OrderCretan dittany and a bag of mountain tea
TipAsk what is picked on Psiloritis rather than imported. The good shops will tell you which slope the tea came off.
The cheese counters of the Heraklion Agora sell graviera, myzithra and staka by the kilo, and will tell you which mountain village made each one.
OrderGraviera Kritis, plus a tub of staka if they have it
TipAsk for a taste before buying. Most counters will cut a sliver of graviera and tell you which mountain village made the wheel.
The Agora on 1866 Street is the spine of food shopping in Heraklion, a narrow run of cheese, herb, rusk and butcher stalls between two squares.
OrderGraviera, barley rusk and a bag of mountain herbs
TipRun from the Meidani end towards Kornarou Square, and look for the Venetian archway hidden inside the Koudoumas coffee shop.
The fishmongers on Karterou at the top of the Heraklion market are the loudest corner of the Agora, and the place locals buy the day's catch.
OrderWhatever the fishmongers are shouting about that morning
TipCome before 11:00. The stalls sit near the top of the market, on the cross street that runs off 1866.
The herb shops along the Heraklion Agora sell dittany, mountain tea and spices by weight, and they are the market's most useful souvenir stop.
OrderCretan dittany and a bag of mountain tea
TipAsk what is picked on Psiloritis rather than imported. The good shops will tell you which slope the tea came off.
The cheese counters of the Heraklion Agora sell graviera, myzithra and staka by the kilo, and will tell you which mountain village made each one.
OrderGraviera Kritis, plus a tub of staka if they have it
TipAsk for a taste before buying. Most counters will cut a sliver of graviera and tell you which mountain village made the wheel.
The Agora on 1866 Street is the spine of food shopping in Heraklion, a narrow run of cheese, herb, rusk and butcher stalls between two squares.
OrderGraviera, barley rusk and a bag of mountain herbs
TipRun from the Meidani end towards Kornarou Square, and look for the Venetian archway hidden inside the Koudoumas coffee shop.
The fishmongers on Karterou at the top of the Heraklion market are the loudest corner of the Agora, and the place locals buy the day's catch.
OrderWhatever the fishmongers are shouting about that morning
TipCome before 11:00. The stalls sit near the top of the market, on the cross street that runs off 1866.
