Open Air Bazaar of Heraklion — Local services in Municipality of Heraklion

Best time to be there ist bevore 9 am. The aroma from the vegetables and herbs together with the catch of the day the abundance of the fruit and meats as well as cheeses is overwhelming. There you can get the bananas that grow only on crete. At this time are no tourists there and you get the real feeling for the market. The stands with fresh goods build a ring around the stands with household goods and clothes. When we where thirsty we looked around and noticed the sellers got their caffe frappee from a nearby cafe thats where we went to rest and then walked to the center of the city. A 10...

Very unsafe for tourists. We should have listensed to the taxi driver when he said this market is in a poor area of the island. We very nearly got mugged. Very threatening man and woman followed us aggressively and pointing at us and talking to two other lads close by. We had young children and made to feel very very unsafe. This was all at the park next to the market. We also had 3 old gentlemen on the market stall saying my 14 year old daughter would be perfect for marriage.

We did not expect this in Crete . We should have stayed in the...

This is good for fruit and veg but it’s full on and a little intimidating as around the outskirts is very poor and some dodgy characters hanging around. Although people are nice and friendly, I didn’t feel 100%safe and definitely pick pockets around. The photos do not look like the ones shown. We had higher expectations and unfortunately we wouldn’t go back. So many other beautiful little...