Iraklio Unveiled: A Journey Through Time

A historic square in Heraklion, named after Eleftherios Venizelos, featuring the Morosini Fountain with four lions supporting the main basin, also known as Lions Square (Πλατεία Λεόντων) or Leonton Square.

A fountain with eight tanks, once used by housewives to fill their clay pots and jugs, featuring marble columns, a marble band, and recirculated water supply taken from municipality's water sources.

A picture gallery, featuring the Portico with a colonnade in its entrance, known as Saint Mark's Loggia, showcasing Renaissance-style reliefs and a flat roof supported by columns with fourteenth-century capitals.

A rectangular building with a Palladian style, featuring Doric columns on the ground floor and Ionic columns on the first floor, with a diazoma decorated with triglyphs and metopes.

A stunning Eastern Orthodox cathedral dedicated to Saint Titus, featuring an eclectic square temple with a dome, vertical elements dominating the exterior, and a stone-carved apse. The church previously served as a mosque before its conversion back to Christian worship in 1925.

A museum housing representative artifacts from all periods of Cretan prehistory and history, covering over 5,500 years, including unique examples of Minoan art.

A historic building complex in Heraklion, characterized as a work of art and a listed monument, featuring four floors and impressive architecture.

A 16th-century sea fort built by the Republic of Venice, the Koules Fortress features a high rectangular section and a semi-elliptical section, with thick walls and three entrances, and was used for barracks, storage, and defense.

A Gothic-style Eastern Orthodox church built in 1248-1253 as a Catholic church, initially for a Cistercian monastery and later under Dominican possession, and featuring a complex history of conversion and use.

A museum in Heraklion, Crete, featuring permanent collections that highlight the art and history of Crete from the 4th century AD to World War II, with exhibits including ceramics, sculptures, paintings, and more.

A historic Ottoman building, the Bey Sekeria Mansion, was built before 1893 and features eclectic architecture, blending Balkan and neoclassical styles. It has a rectangular floor plan, symmetrical façade, and wooden tiled roof.

A 16th-century Venetian fountain, the Priuli Fountain, is a Renaissance-style structure built into the old building, featuring four Corinthian columns, pilasters, and a triangular pediment with niches and decorated metopes.

A modern fine arts museum, the Heraklion Museum of Fine Arts, showcases the island of Crete's rich art history with a collection of works reflecting its famous past and modern era.

A natural history museum dedicated to the study, protection, and promotion of the diverse flora and fauna of the Eastern Mediterranean region through research and educational programs.

A historic stadium in Heraklion, Crete, built in 1951 and named after Theodoros Vardinoyannis, the historic leader of OFI Crete. It has a capacity of 8,500 fans and has hosted numerous matches, including 340 league games since 1979.

A multi-purpose sports stadium in Heraklion, Crete, built for the 2004 Summer Olympics, hosting association football matches and events, with a capacity of 26,240 seats and modern facilities for various sports and activities.

A series of defensive walls and other fortifications surrounding the city of Heraklion, Crete, Greece. The Venetian fortifications, built over a century, consist of a roughly triangular enceinte with seven bastions, deep ditch, and various outworks.

A comprehensive cultural and conference center, featuring multiple venues including main auditoriums, stages, and rooms for performances, concerts, seminars, and exhibits, as well as administrative offices, restaurants, and parking.

A post-Byzantine Orthodox church built in 1508 on the ruins of an earlier Byzantine church, dedicated to Saint Matthew and housing a collection of icons, including major works of the Cretan school.

A stunning Eastern Orthodox cathedral, Agios Minas Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Menas the martyr and wonderworker, serving as the seat of the Archbishop of Crete.

A museum housing a collection of Byzantine and post-Byzantine art from Crete, featuring icons by renowned artists such as Angelos and Michael Damaskenos, as well as murals, books, manuscripts, and ecclesiastical objects.

A church building that was founded in 1555 as the center of the Agia Aikaterini monastery, featuring a Latin cross ground plan and a barrel-vaulted ceiling. It also hosts a parekklesion dedicated to the Holy Ten Martyrs of Crete.

A 16th-century Venetian fountain with a restored facade in the form of an ancient temple, featuring an ancient Roman statue, reliefs, and coats of arms, the only public building in Crete with built-in antiquities.