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The Fortifications of Heraklion are among the most impressive Venetian defensive works in the Mediterranean, encircling the old city of Heraklion. Built between the 15th and 17th centuries, their massive walls and bastions helped the city withstand a 21-year Ottoman siege—the longest in history—before falling in 1669. Much of the circuit survives today and can be walked, offering sweeping views and access to key monuments like the harbour fortress.
The fortifications of Heraklion are a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surround the city of Heraklion in Crete, Greece. The first city walls were built in the Middle Ages, but they were completely rebuilt by the Republic of Venice. The fortifications managed to withstand the second longest siege in history for 21 years, before the city fell to the Ottomans in 1669.
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Agios Minas Cathedral
(Greek: Άγιος Μηνάς)
(Greek: Αγία Αικατερίνη Σιναϊτών).
Lions Square; Greek: Λιοντάρια
(Greek: Βασιλική Αγίου Μάρκου).
Greek: Λότζια
An elegant city meeting place, built in 1628.
(Greek: Άγιος Τίτος) Known for housing the skull of St. Titus.