There found shelter at the Byzantine period the pirates, that gave and the name in “Karabo” A incredibly enchanting landscape that reminds Norwegian fiords but with in sunlight the rocks the colors and the wild beauty of Crete, is found well hidden in Libyk.o Sea
In the Municipality of Hersonissos paths and options that one can choose are diverse and unique hidden surprises.
Lassithi is a part of Crete where you have the chance to meet the long history of the island from all time periods and at the same time to enjoy the incredible changes of the natural environment.
Generally, the Ottoman Heraklion is of great interest to anyone wander and get acquainted with the flavor of a bygone era.
The Venetian Heraklion deserves to be walked and you have to enjoy the beauty that keeps it well hidden in the arms, which are open to all visitors. You have got off the ship already or plane and you found the Venetian harbor, the promenade of the city in order to gain a first impression of the city
The city of Heraklion in the Middle Ages it was known as the "Castle". Rightly named so because of that time was surrounded by walls. Remains of this wall are located scattered within the city.
Loggia was the Club of Venetian and Cretan rulers of the Kingdom of Crete. Today it accommodates the Municipality of Heraklion. The building that is visible today it is build in the time of Francis Morosini in 1628. Winged lion of The Most Serene Republic of Adriatic is everywhere.
The Fountain of the Lions or "Lions" is one of the central parts of the city. It is well known except by locals and foreigners. The fountain was built in 1628 by General Provisioner Francesco Morosini to help supply water to the city, which suffered from water scarcity.
It is a paved road that leads from the Lions Square to the 18 British Square on the port. During the Venetian period was a very important street because in this were the Loggia, the Basilica of St. Mark, the Ducal Palace and the Palace of the Admiral.
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The Venetian Walls of Heraklion is the largest you meet strongest fortress building across the Mediterranean, which did not have the luck to be in the Heritage List of UNESCO. To built this massive fort took dozens of years.
In summer everything changes and airy dress color of music and art. The Municipality of Heraklion organizes music festivals that unite all art lovers who are in town. The venue of the event, the Venetian walls, create the appropriate atmosphere for any music lovers to travel to another era, dreamy ...
Recently renovated mansion of Aktarika downtown and going to house the Vikelaia Library of Heraklion, a cultural institution with a great history which has justly been called "Academy of Sciences", as in previous years produced sufficient spiritual project in Humanities and the Arts .
The house Chronaki is an important monument of the city of Heraklion, which for years was forgotten by everyone and everything. Last many have attempted to deal with in order to show off this sleek architectural. Is the mansion known by two names: House Chronaki or otherwise Konaki Rasich Bey Asprak
The katholikon of St. Francis monastery was one of the greatest temples of Venetian Candia. When Candia fell to the Turks in 1669, the temple was converted into an imperial mosque dedicated to Muhammad the Conqueror, the conqueror of Constantinople.
Indeed, the peak sanctuaries were the places where the Minoans imagined that their gods were living. They did not worship their gods in magnificent temples, such as those that have been built in the East. They practiced their religious in rural areas, in caves...
The palace of Knossos is The most famous architectural edifice of the Minoan civilization, which is the first flourished in Europe. Knossos is the most visited place for all who come to Crete and want to closely admire the splendor of the Minoans.
Lakkos was the pre-eminent neighborhood of underground world in Heraklion. In the narrow streets of its magkes walked, known-unknowns bullies, prostitutes selling love, rebetes improvised songs on their old bouzouki, hashish was a daily habit and generally was a cell of society that had disrupted th
Heraklion is not just a city in the next visitor’s destination. Expresses something more, something deeper, a history of thousands of years. With this thought must learn the traveler to "read" the area beyond the mundane habits that require a visit to museums or at Knossos.
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