Monuments of Crete

25 August Street
25 August Street
The road which connects the port with Saint Mark’s square, on which the palatial mansion of the Venetian Duke was built, was already the most impor
Heraklio
Type: Architecture
Time Period: Venetian Period, Ottoman Period, Cretan State, Modern Period
Agia Moni at Viannos
Agia Moni at Viannos
The so-called Agia Moni (= Holy Monastery), dedicated to theDormition of the Virgin (Kimisi tis Theotokou), is to be found south of the village of
Viannos
Type: Abandoned Monastery
Time Period: Ottoman Period
Ancient Lefki
Ancient Lefki
This island, known as Lefki in Antiquity, played a very important role in the Hellenistic and the Roman history of Eastern Crete.
Sitia
Type: Ancient City/Town
Time Period: Minoan Era, Geometric-Greek Period, Archaic-Greek Period, Classical-Greek Period, Hellenistic Period, Roman Period
Basilica at Panormos
Basilica at Panormos
A large basilica of the early 6th century AD was excavated in the area of Panormos, in the area of Milopotamos, south of the national road.
Milopotamos
Type: Church
Time Period: 1st Byzantine Period
Church of the Saints Peter and Paul
Church of the Saints Peter and Paul
The church of the Saints Peter and Paul is located on the coastal road, east of the Historical Museum of Heraklion, among ruins of buildings of the
Heraklio
Type: Church
Time Period: Venetian Period
Early Byzantine Basilica at Vizari
Early Byzantine Basilica at Vizari
A remarkable Early Byzantine basilica of the 3rd century AD was unearthed one kilometre east of the village of Vizari, in the district of Amari, on
Amari
Type: Church
Time Period: 1st Byzantine Period
Fountains of Heraklion
Fountains of Heraklion
The Morosini fountain may be the most famous fountain in Heraklion, however the city has other beautiful ones as well, which also date from the Ven
Heraklio
Type: Architecture
Time Period: Venetian Period, Ottoman Period
Frangokastello
Frangokastello
The area was named after the fortress built there by the Venetians in 1371, in order to control the area.
Sfakia
Type: Castle
Time Period: Venetian Period, Ottoman Period
Medieval village of Voila
Medieval village of Voila
The village of Voila, deserted today, takes up the northern and the western side of a steep hill on the eastern side of the plateau where the villa
Sitia
Type: Architecture, Medieval Settlement
Time Period: 2nd Byzantine Period, Venetian Period, Ottoman Period
Monastery of Panagia Vriomeni
Monastery of Panagia Vriomeni
The Monastery of Panagia Vriomeni (the Virgin) used to be one of the most important monastic centres of Ierapetra.
Ierapetra
Type: Abandoned Monastery
Time Period: 2nd Byzantine Period, Venetian Period, Ottoman Period
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