Heraklion Town is famous for its natural beauty and history.
Discover attractions of the Greek islands, mainland and metropolis. Apart from archaeological sites, monuments and museums, did you know that you can visit some of the most amazing monuments of geological interest in the word? Don't miss the chance to visit the Petrified Forest of Lesvos and Meteora in Thessaly, Central Heraklion Town!
Heraklion Town, Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete Agios Petros and Pavlos monastery was built in the early years of the Venetian, next to the sea wall of the city and was the Catholic monastery of the Dominican Order monks.
In its original form was a single-aisle with a wooden... View More
Genitsar Aga Fountain
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Loggia - Town Hall
Heraklion Town, Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete Loggia is called the building that today houses the town hall of Heraklion Municipality.
The building Loggia is located in August 25 street, just north of the Lion Square in the city center of Heraklion. During the Venetian period,... View More
Nikos Kazantzakis Tomb
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Agia Ekaterini Church
Heraklion Town, Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete Agia Aikaterini church is located in Agia Aikaterini Square, in the northeast of the Cathedral of Saint Minas.
The temple was built during the Second Byzantine period and became an important cultural and artistic center during... View More
Agia Ekaterini Church
Agios Georgios Church of the Armenians
Heraklion Town, Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete The church of Agios Georgios of the Armenians is located in the historic neighbourhood known as Agia Triada (Holy Trinity), which during the years of Ottoman rule called \"small market\".
Agios Georgios church was built during... View More
Agios Georgios Church of the Armenians
Agios Markos Church
Heraklion Town, Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete Agios Markos Church or the Basilica of Saint Mark is located in the central square of El. Venizelos in Heraklion.
Agios Markos Church was built in the early years of Venetian rule (1239) and is dedicated to the patron of the... View More
Agios Markos Church
Agios Mattheos Church
Heraklion Town, Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete The Orthodox Church of Agios Mattheos of Sinai is located in the center of Heraklion in 200 m. south of the Cathedral of Agios Minas.
The temple was built during the Second Byzantine period. During the Ottoman period, the church... View More
Agios Mattheos Church
Agios Minas Cathedral
Heraklion Town, Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete The Agios Minas Cathedral is a Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Heraklion, Greece, serving as the seat of the Archbishop of Crete.
It was built over the time period of 1862-1895. The construction was interrupted during the Cretan... View More
Agios Minas Cathedral
Agios Titus Church
Heraklion Town, Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete The church of Agios Titus in Heraklion city is one of the most important monuments in the city center.
The Agios Titus church was the largest and most imposing church in the city during the second Byzantine period and was the... View More
Agios Titus Church
Archaeological Museum of Heraklion
Heraklion Town, Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete The Herakleion Archaeological Museum is one of the largest and most important museums in Greece, and among the most important museums in Europe. It houses representative artefacts from all the periods of Cretan prehistory and... View More
Archaeological Museum of Heraklion
Collection of Agia Ekaterini of Sinai
Heraklion Town, Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete Agia Aikaterini Monoasteri houses a collection of representative works of the Cretan Byzantine and post-Byzantine art, which functions under the auspices of the Communication and Education Department of the Holy Archbishopric... View More
Collection of Agia Ekaterini of Sinai
Historical Museum of Crete
Heraklion Town, Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete The Historical Museum of Crete was founded by the Society of Cretan Historical Studies in 1953 and is housed in a neoclassical building of significant architectural merit (the A. & M. Kalokairinos House, 1903) in the city... View More
Historical Museum of Crete
Lions Square
Heraklion Town, Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete The Lions Square is located in the heart of the city, opposite the Basilica of Agios Markos.
The Lions square is the square of Morosini Fountain, the ornate Venetian fountain with four lions gushing water from their mouths.
According... View More
Lions Square
Makasi Archway
Heraklion Town, Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete The Makasi archway is located at the Nikolaou Plastira Street and is part of the circumvallation of the city of Heraklion. It was a portal of exclusively military character which guides through a dome-shaped, 110 meter long corridor... View More
Makasi Archway
Morosini Fountain
Heraklion Town, Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete Morosini Fountain in Lions Square is located opposite the Basilica of San Marco, in the center of Heraklion.
Τhe fountain is one of the most beautiful monuments of Candia (name of Heraklion during the Byzantine period) and preserved... View More
Morosini Fountain
Museum of the Battle of Crete and the National Resistance
Heraklion Town, Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete The museum of the Battle of Crete and the National Resistance is housed in a spacious room in a building in the city centre.
Among the exhibits of the museum are one thousand authentic photographs of the Battle of Crete... View More
Museum of the Battle of Crete and the National Resistance
Museum of Visual Arts or Plastic Arts
Heraklion Town, Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete The Museum οf Visual Arts is a private art museum and it was founded in May 2000 by the architect K. Schizakis.
The museum hosts works of Cretan artists or artists who lived in Crete.
Fifty- four artists have exhibited their... View More
Museum of Visual Arts or Plastic Arts
Natural History Museum of Crete
Heraklion Town, Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete The Natural History Museum of Crete was founded in 1980 and operates under the auspices of the University of Crete.
With an area of 3,500 m2, it is the largest exhibition of its kind in the Mediterranean, showcasing the natural... View More
Natural History Museum of Crete
Panagia Stavroforon Church
Heraklion Town, Heraklion, Heraklion, Crete Panagia Stavroforon church is part of the Latin monastery of the Crusaders, the remaining buildings which no longer exist.
It is of a basilica type with the middle aisle higher than the others.
During the Battle of Crete in... View More