| 1. Heraklion, Rabdh el Khandaq, Chandax, Candia, Megalo Kastro The adventure of a city | |
| 1.1 Candia under the Venetian occupation | |
| 1.2 The public buildings | |
| 1.2.1 Ruga Magistra (Maistra) | |
| 1.2.2 The Ducal Palace | |
| 1.2.3 The Venetian Loggia | |
| 1.2.4 The Warehouse for the Cereals (Fondaco) | |
| 1.2.5 The Gate “Voltone” | |
| 1.3 The orthodox churches | |
| 1.3.1 St. Catherine of Sinai | |
| 1.3.2 Saint Anastasia | |
| 1.3.3 The Church of St. Mathew, dependency of Sinai | |
| 1.3.4 St. Onouphrios | |
| 1.3.5 Virgin of the Angels (Santa Maria degli Angelis in Beccharia) | |
| 1.3.6 Church of the Virgin Pantanassa (southern aisle of the old Metropolis / old church of St. Menas) | |
| 1.4 The Latin Churches | |
| 1.4.1 The basilica of St. Marc (ducal church) | |
| 1.4.2 The church of Saint John the Baptist | |
| 1.4.3 Saint Paul of the Servites (Servants of Mary) | |
| 1.4.4 The monastery of St. Francis of the Franciscans | |
| 1.4.5 Santa Maria di Piazza (Madonina) | |
| 1.4.6 The Monastery of St. Peter of the Dominicans | |
| 1.4.7 The Church of St. Titus (Latin Archdiocese) | |
| 1.4.8 The church of San Salvatore | |
| 1.5 The fountains and hydraulic works | |
| 1.5.1 The Fountain of the Ruga Panigra (Strata Larga) | |
| 1.5.2 The Bembo fountain | |
| 1.5.3 The Morozini Fountain | |
| 1.5.4 The Priuli fountain | |
| 1.5.5 The Sagredo fountain
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| 2. The Sea-Rock (La Rocca a Mare) | |
| 2.1 Sea-Fortress. The history of the construction | |
| 2.2 The relief emblems of Venice | |
| 2.3 The older restoration campaigns of the 20th c. | |
| 2.4 The recent restoration campaign (2011-2016) | |
| 3. Crete and the sea
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| 3.1 The harbour of Herakleion | |
| 3.2 The Venetian Harbour | |
| 3.3 The underwater research of 1976 (Cousteau - MCE) | |
| 3.4 Roman shipwreck with Rhodian amphorae
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| 3.5 Byzantine amphorae shipwreck
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| 3.6 Venetian shipwreck with ballast of architectural elements | |
| 3.7 Underwater excavation at St. Georgios cove, Dhia (1976)
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| 4. The fortifications of Candia | |
| 4.1 The older enceinte of Candia | |
| 4.2 The fortifications of the 16th c. | |
| 4.2.1 The Bastions | |
| 4.2.2. The Gates of Candia | |
| 4.2.3 The coats of arms and the emblems | |
| 4.3 The fortification walls through the centuries | |
| 5. The “Cretan War” | |
| 5.1 The Siege and the Fall of Candia (1648-1669) | |
| 5.2 Cretan War and sank of La Thérèse
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| 5.3 The evacuation of Candia | |
| 5.4 The Cretan War in the Literature | |
| 5.4.1 Anthimos (Akakios) Diakrousis | |
| 5.4.2 Marinos Tzanes Bounialis | |
| 6. The Great Castle (Kandiye) | |
| 6.1 Crete during the Ottoman occupation | |
| 6.2 Heraklion during the Ottoman period | |
| 6.3 The rebellion of Daskalogiannis (1770) | |