Miniatoura

Iraklio


This cosy spot serves serious Brazilian- and Indian-sourced espresso out of its Italian-made La Marzocco machine and offers a shaded patio across the street from the Museum of Christian Art and Agios Minas Cathedral.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Iraklio attractions

1. Museum of Christian Art

0.02 MILES

Housed in a 13th-century monastery that was later a mosque, this tiny but fascinating museum features well-displayed historic religious artworks from…

2. Agios Minas Cathedral

0.04 MILES

One of Greece’s largest cathedrals, with space for 8000 worshippers, Agios Minas was constructed (with interruptions) between 1862 and 1895 and dedicated…

3. Morosini Fountain

0.15 MILES

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…

4. Agios Markos Basilica

0.17 MILES

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…

5. Municipal Art Gallery

0.18 MILES

The three-aisled 13th-century Agios Markos Basilica was reconstructed many times and turned into a mosque by the Turks. Today it's an exhibit space…

6. Turkish Sebil

0.19 MILES

Iraklio's only remaining Turkish-era pump house once supplied drinking water to the local population.

7. Bembo Fountain

0.2 MILES

Iraklio's first fountain was cobbled together in the 1550s from antique materials, including Venetian coats of arms and a statue of a Roman official found…

8. Venetian Loggia

0.21 MILES

The attractively reconstructed 17th-century loggia by Francesco Morosini was the Venetian version of a gentlemen’s club, where the male aristocracy…