Candia
- Ancient name
- Herakleion
- Modern name
- Heraklion, Crete
- Modern country
- Greece
- Coordinates
- 35.33, 25.13
Candia, now Heraklion, was the capital of the Venetian Kingdom of Candia (Crete) in the 15th century.
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M059
Variant spellings of Candia in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| candia | Bos |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Candia.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/candia/.