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Photos: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message. This image is not in the public domain. Please respect the copyright protection. It may only be used according to the rules mentioned here. This specifically excludes use in social media, if applicable terms of the licenses listed here not appropriate. Please do not upload an updated image here without consultation with the Author. The author would like to make corrections only at his own source. This ensures that the changes are preserved.Please if you think that any changes should be required, please inform the author.Otherwise you can upload a new image with a new name. Please use one of the templates derivative or extract., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Cayambe, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Moonik, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Four lions at the heart of the old town
Your local guide
Eleni Papadaki
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Highlights
- Four stone lions up close
- A fountain four centuries old
- Inside a church three empires shaped
- A patron saint's relic explained
- One square, a longer history
About this tour
This session stays on one small stretch of the old town, from the Morosini Fountain to the doors of Agios Titos. You see the carved stone lions that give the square its name and then move into a church that has carried Byzantine, Venetian and Ottoman changes on the same walls. Two landmarks, a short walk apart, tell a longer story about who has ruled this city.
I start close on the fountain before pulling back to show the whole square, then walk you slowly through the church interior, pausing wherever there is something worth a longer look. Questions come whenever they arise, and I keep the pace unhurried so the details have time to register.
This suits anyone who prefers one place explained well over many places rushed. It also works as a gentle first session before exploring the rest of the old town alone.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Heraklion before heading out.
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Morosini Fountain 21 min
You see the four worn stone lions up close, water still running from their mouths after four centuries, and I explain which basin was added later than the others.
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Agios Titos Church 21 min
The camera moves inside the church, quiet and normal for filming, and I show where the skull relic of Crete's patron saint is kept and how the building survived three different rulers.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Heraklion: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Dakos and Old Town / Lions Square, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Athens time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Heraklion, showing you Morosini Fountain and Agios Titos Church live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet and the link comes with your booking. I hold the phone steady on the fountain first, then let the square open up slowly around it.
Times shown in Athens time (EET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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