▁S ag red o ▁f ount ain ▁and ▁Mor os ini ▁f ount ain ▁( in ▁L ions ▁Square ). ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁historic ▁city ▁center ▁of ▁Her ak l ion ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁def ensive ▁walls , ▁bast ions ▁and ▁other ▁fort ifications ▁which ▁were ▁built ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁but ▁were ▁completely ▁re built ▁by ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ven ice . ▁The ▁fort ifications ▁managed ▁to ▁with stand ▁the ▁longest ▁sie ge ▁in ▁history ▁for ▁ 2 1 ▁years , ▁before ▁the ▁city ▁fell ▁to ▁the ▁Ott om ans ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 9 . ▁ ▁Municip ality ▁ ▁The ▁municipality ▁Her ak l ion ▁was ▁formed ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁local ▁government ▁reform ▁by ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁ 5 ▁former ▁municipal ities , ▁that ▁became ▁municipal ▁units : ▁ ▁G org ol ain is ▁ ▁Her ak l ion ▁Ne a ▁A lik arn ass os ▁Pal iani ▁Tem en os ▁ ▁The ▁municipality ▁has ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 2 4 4 . 6 1 3   km 2 , ▁the ▁municipal ▁unit ▁ 1 0 9 . 0 2 6   km 2 . ▁ ▁Ne igh bor hood s ▁ ▁Sub ur bs ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁ ▁Port ▁ ▁Her ak l ion ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁sh ipping ▁port ▁and ▁fer ry ▁dock . ▁Tra v ellers ▁can ▁take ▁fer ries ▁and ▁boats ▁from ▁Her ak l ion ▁to ▁destin ations ▁including ▁Sant or