Heraklio

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 Byzantine

The church of Saint Mark (Agios Markos), dedicated to the patron saint of Venice, used to be the official Venetian church of the city of Candia, and its cons

The Venetians built a series of shipyards (known as Arsenali) at the southern and the eastern area of the port, in order to house and protectthe activities o

The Loggia is considered as one of the most remarkable buildings of the Venetian period in Crete.

The Morosini fountain, also known to the citizens of Heraklion as Liontaria (= lions) is one of the most remarkable monuments of the city.

The fortification works conducted by the Venetians in the city of Heraklion also included defensive works at the port.

Heraklion had been fortified already in the years of the First Byzantine period (330-840 AD).

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 important stree

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 Venetian era.

The church of Saint Titus (Agios Titos) was initially built after Crete was liberated from the Saracens by the Byzantine emperor Nikephoros Phokas, in 961 AD