Venetian Loggia is located in the center of Heraklion, on the street on August 25, near the Basilica of St. Mark and the Lion Square. The elegant building Loggia is one of the best architectural monuments of the Venetian Crete.

Loggia is a kind of aristocratic club and public buildings. There were going to the nobles of the city, not only to solve economic and political problems, but also to relax and unwind from the cares of state. Loggia was the center of local administrative and social life. With its balconies government decrees were read, and watched Duke Litany (prayer petitions, part of the service) and parades.

According to historical sources in Heraklion it was built four loggias, but the first three have not survived to this day and it is not known what they looked like. The building we see today was built on the initiative of Francesco Morosini in the 1626-1628 biennium. Loggia is a two-storey rectangular building with an open gallery on the first floor, and is an example of a virtuoso combination of the Doric (first floor) and Ionic (second floor) styles. Heraklion Loggia is an accurate reflection of the famous Basilica of Palladio in Vicenza Italy. During the reign of the Turks Loggia used to house the Treasury of Crete.

In 1898, when Crete gained its independence, the building of the Loggia was in very poor condition. In 1915, restoration work began on the project of the Venetian engineer Ongaro. Work was interrupted during the Second World War, but resumed at the end of it. Today Loggia restored to its original form and it is the town hall.

In 1987, the loggia was awarded the first prize of the international organization of protection of monuments of "Europe Nostra" for the most successful restoration and use of historic buildings.