25th AUGUST STREET is the main road connecting the port to the city centre. It is considered to be one of the most significant roads throughout Heraklion's long history. 

The TEMPLE OF AGIOS TITOS (Saint Titus, first bishop of Crete) is one of the most interesting religious monuments in the city centre.  The holy skull of the Saint is kept at the church.

LOGGIA - HERAKLION TOWN HALL is housed in the reconstructed building of Loggia - Armeria.  The Venetian Loggia (officers & merchant’s club) was built approximately in 1628 by the Provveditore Generale Fransesco Morosini.  The Venetian armoury (Armeria) and the Sagredo Fountain are located next to the Loggia building.

The SAINT MARK’S BASILICA (the patron saint of Venice) is the temple which houses the Municipal Art Gallery. From its initial construction in 1239 until 1956, when restoration works began, the monument underwent numerous changes.

The MOROSINI FOUNTAIN (Lions fountain), built by Francesco Morosini in 1628, is the best known fountain of the city.  Following maintenance works, the fountain is currently one of the most impressive Venetian monuments of the city.

The MUSEUM OF CHRISTIAN ART is housed in the cruciform Temple of Saint Catherine which is located at the very heart of Heraklion, near Agios Minas which is both the former and the current Metropolis (orthodox equivalent of a Cathedral) of Heraklion. The permanent exhibition of the museum is dedicated mainly to the Cretan ecclesiastical art (14^th - 19^th centuries) and features important icons of Michael Damaskenos.  

The AGIOS MINAS (SAINT MINAS) CATHEDRAL. The new cathedral of the city was built next to the Chapel of Agios Minas and of the Virgin Mary Pantanassa (Queen of All) and it was consecrated to Saint Minas, patron saint and protector of Heraklion. The construction works began in 1862 but the temple was not completed until 1895.

The TEMPLE  OF AGIOS MATTHAIOS (SAINT MATTHEW). It was built in the early 17th century, occupying the site of an older Byzantine temple which had been destroyed by an earthquake. Following the Ottoman conquest, it was given as a metochion (small monastic establishment) to the Saint Catherine’s Orthodox Monastery of Mount Sinai, to counterbalance the conversion of the temple of Saint Catherine into a mosque. The church houses a collection of icons, including major works of the Cretan School of Iconography. 

The CULTURAL CENTRE The Heraklion Cultural and Conference Centre comprises a complex of 5 buildings with all the appropriate infrastructure and equipment to accommodate a variety of events.

The VENETIAN FORTIFICATION is still standing today, embracing the old town and was designed according to the new “Bastion system”. The outside perimeter featured a deep trench. Construction was completed in the early 17^th century. Thanks to its new walls, Candia was able to withstand the siege by the Ottoman army for more than 20 years (1648 - 1669).