Send Flowers to Heraklion, Greece

The capital of Crete is a busy, sunlit working city wrapped in Venetian walls. At its heart are Lions Square with the Morosini fountain, the pedestrian 25th of August Street running down to the old harbour, and the Koules fortress guarding the water. Knossos lies just to the south. Families live in the dense central neighbourhoods and in areas such as Nea Alikarnassos, Poros and Ammoudara, while the University of Crete and the university hospital bring students and medical staff from across Greece.

Cretans are famously attached to family, and those who have moved abroad stay closely involved in name days, baptisms, engagements and weddings back home. Saint Minas, the patron of Heraklion, is honoured on 11 November. The island's mild winters and early spring mean flowers hold up well for much of the year, but in high summer the heat is intense, and florists choose stems that can cope.

When you send flowers to Heraklion, a florist on the island prepares and delivers the arrangement, so nothing has to travel by ferry or air freight. Delivery is next day, Monday to Saturday, if you order before midnight local time; Sundays and main public holidays are excluded. Please include a phone number, as the florist may call to find the right entrance.

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