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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Overlooking the big blue of the Cretan Sea and on top of the Venetian Walls, a large imposing Gothic temple stands proud over the centuries. The Monastery of St Peter & St. Paul that was built during the first years of the Venetian rule (12th century) as the catholicon of the monastery of the Dominican
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In the picturesque cobbled streets of the historic center and near the Metropolitan Church of Agios Minas, on Taxiarchou Markopoulou Street, there is a historic Byzantine church. The church of St. Matthew. Above the northern entrance of the church, a relief marble slab depicting Matthew the Apostle has been built. After the occupation of Crete
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In a prominent position in the historical center of the city, opposite the Morozini fountain, there is the Metropolitan church of St. Mark of the Venetians, which today houses the Municipal Art Gallery. The construction of a temple dedicated to their patron, St. Mark, was one of the first concerns of the Venetian colonists. The
If you walk along the most beautiful pedestrian street of the city, the historic 25th Avgoustou, you will find yourself in front of one of the most impressive churches of Heraklion, Saint Titus. With the recovery of Crete from Nikiforos Fokas, the seat of the diocese was transferred from Gortyna to Chandax, which then became
Agios Minas Cathedral is the majestic metropolitan temple of the patron and protector of the city of Heraklion. Its foundations were built on March 25, 1862 and it was completed in 1895, according to the plans by the Epirotian architect Athanasios Moussis. It is located in the center of the city and it is one
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The “Kostas Kotsanas” Museum of Ancient Greek Technology studies highlights and presents to Greek and foreign visitors the technology of the ancient Greeks, an extremely important but relatively unknown aspect of the ancient Greek civilization. In a Venetian building, the “Palazzo d’Ittar”, at 18 Epimenidou Str. in the center of Heraklion, visitors have the unique
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The magical beauty of the ocean’s depth and the experience of diving into such a familiar yet unknown world, the underwater world of the Mediterranean cannot be described in just a few words. Offering 61 tanks which contain a total amount of 1,600.000 liters of seawater, it is the largest aquarium of the country and
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The Natural History Museum of Crete (NHMC) operates under the auspices of the University of Crete and is considered to be an interactive museum. It is based in an impressive industrial building that used to house an electricity power plant located on Heraklion’s coastal road. The museum offers its visitors and especially young children unique
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Located next to St. Minas Cathedral, the church of St. Catherine is one of the best-preserved examples of the Venetian architectural design of churches. The monastery of St. Catherine of Sinai was the most important Orthodox monastery in Chandax. The existing building was the monastery’s katholikon dating back to the 16th century. Under Venetian rule,
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