Heraklion

The prefecture of Heraklion is bounded with the prefectures of Rethymno to the west and Lasithi to the east. The valley of farmlands are situated in the central and the northern parts and within the coastline and valleys. The mountains dominate the rest of the prefecture including the south.
The main mountains are parts of Ida or Idi Mountains to the west and Asterousia in the south.
The prefecture Heraklion is the most developed in the tourism of Crete island with intense nightly life and a lot of historical and archaeological monuments.