Agios Markos Basilica

Iraklio


Located opposite Morosini Fountain and dedicated to St Mark, the patron saint of Venice, Agios Markos Basilica was built at the beginning of Venetian rule in 1239. Today it houses the changing exhibitions of the Municipal Art Gallery.


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1. Municipal Art Gallery

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2. Morosini Fountain

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Four water-spouting lions make up this charming fountain, the town's most beloved Venetian vestige. Built in 1628 by Francesco Morosini, it once supplied…

3. Venetian Loggia

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4. Church of Agios Titos

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5. Museum of Christian Art

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6. Agios Minas Cathedral

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7. Turkish Sebil

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8. Bembo Fountain

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