Wander in the local markets and get in touch with local producers. Taste local products and fill your day with colors, aromas, and flavors of the Cretan land.
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Eleftherias Square (Liberty Square) is the most central point of the city. It has experienced glorious moments and up to this day it’s setting the pulse of the city life. This large square is a reference point for Heraklion, while also symbolizing the liberty that was won with the Cretans’ blood. The free space where
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At Kornarou square or “Valide Mosque”, besides the sculpture of Aretousa and Erotokritos at the beginning of the cobbled street of the Old Market, you will find one of the most beautiful and historical fountains of the city, the Bembo Fountain. It was the first fountain that supplied Venetian Candia with running water. It has
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The name of the street refers to one of the most important Cretan uprisings to overthrow the Turkish yoke. For many decades, this cobbled street was the commercial center and culinary heart of the city, flooded with dozens of shops with souvenirs and aromatic herbs, with fresh fruit, vegetables, and fish, traditional sweets and cheese
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The journey of taste in Heraklion starts from the Lions with the sweetest way of saying “kalimera” (good morning). In the beautiful piazza overlooking the Morosini Fountain, have your coffee and a warm bougatsa (custard pie with phyllo) sprinkled with powdered sugar and cinnamon. The Morosini Fountain dominates the Lions Square (the official name of
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Every time they conquered a city, the Venetians would construct a luxurious building, where the nobles and lords could spend their time pleasantly. In Candia, this building was Loggia (open-air gallery). Loggia is the name of the building that currently houses the city hall of Heraklion. It is located on the most historic and beautiful pedestrian street
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The only open-air cinema in the city is located on the Venetian walls. Instead of soldiers, there are spectators, and instead of cannons, there are projectors. History blended in culture – a combination that enchants the Heraklion people as well as the lucky visitors who have the opportunity to enjoy a movie under the stars
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In spring, when the temperature is good, everyone’s favorite walk in the old harbor becomes again a daily habit.See the Venetian harbor with its impressive dockyards, visit the Koules Fortress (Castello del Molo or Rocca a Mare), the seaside castle, and at sunset take a walk on the 2 km long jetty, the “cord” or
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If you want to see the city from above, then climb up the Venetian fortifications. This 3 km walk up the walls, with its impressive gates and bastions, is a unique experience. Heraklion has always been a fortified city, as evidenced both by the excavation findings under the modern buildings, and by its successive names:
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On Markou Mousourou street, continuation of 1821 street, is the church of the Virgin Mary of the Crusaders. Beautiful, overwhelming, decorated with rare frescoes. This is the only building that was saved from the monastery of the Crusaders (Crosecchieri). The current church was dedicated to the Virgin Mary (Santa Maria according to the Latin name)
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