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) […]

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

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

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