Loggia of Heraklion is a Venetian building which was built by Francesco Morosini in the years 1625-1628 and was one of the most elegant buildings of that era, where deliberate the nobles and the lords of that time.

This is the fourth Venetian Loggia built in Heraklion, and was located at an important road of that time, the Ruga Maistra, which connected the port to the city center. The building has two floors, combining two famous Greek architectural styles, Doric and Ionic, decorated with columns and arched openings. The frieze at the top of the ground floor, which is an open loft, there are triglyphs metopes depicting the lion of St. Mark, trophies and armors.

After the entrance of Turks in the city, the building became the headquarters of finance staff who are responsible for arrangements between the Christian inhabitants of the island and the Turkish authority. After the end of World War II the building was rebuilt and housed the Municipal Authority of the city.

You can visit Loggia of Heraklion through our tours Tour 1 and Tour 3 and discover one of the greatest Venetian monuments in Heraklion.