Chania Old Venetian Harbour
Crete’s most atmospheric waterfront: lighthouse, mosque and Venetian arsenals.
Festungen & Burgen · Chania
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Harbours, walls and lighthouses
The Venetians ruled Crete for over four centuries and left harbours, city walls and fortresses all around the coast.
Spinalonga Island
Venetian sea fortress that later became a leper colony until 1957.
Festungen & Burgen · Agios Nikolaos
Rethymno Fortezza
Massive late-16th-century Venetian fortress crowning Rethymno’s old town.
Festungen & Burgen · Rethymno
Frangokastello Beach
A wide sandy beach with shallow water right below a Venetian castle on the south coast.
Sandstrände · Sfakia
Imeri Gramvousa Beach
The sandy cove on Gramvousa island, below a Venetian fortress and next to a shipwreck.
Sandstrände · Kissamos
Venetian Lighthouse of Chania
The symbol of Chania, at the end of the harbour.
Festungen & Burgen · Chania
Koules Fortress
The Venetian sea fortress guarding Heraklion harbour.
Festungen & Burgen · Heraklion
Gramvousa Castle
A Venetian castle above Balos.
Festungen & Burgen · Kissamos
Frangokastello Fortress
A lonely Venetian fort on a sandy beach.
Festungen & Burgen · Sfakia
Venetian Walls of Heraklion
Massive city walls you can walk along.
Festungen & Burgen · Heraklion
Egyptian Lighthouse of Rethymno
The lighthouse at the end of the Venetian harbour.
Festungen & Burgen · Rethymno
Venetian Arsenals of Chania
The old Venetian shipyards.
Festungen & Burgen · Chania
Paleokastro Fortress
Venetian fortress ruins above the sea.
Festungen & Burgen · Malevizi
Kazarma Fortress
Venetian fortress above Sitia.
Festungen & Burgen · Sitia
Kales Fortress
The Venetian fort of Ierapetra.
Festungen & Burgen · Ierapetra
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Souda Fortress
A Venetian fort on an islet in Souda Bay.
Festungen & Burgen · Apokoronas
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Selino Fortress
Venetian fort ruins above Paleochora.
Festungen & Burgen · Kantanos-Selino
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Fortress of Izzedin
An Ottoman fortress over Souda Bay.
Festungen & Burgen · Apokoronas
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Sabbionara Bastion
A Venetian bastion on the old harbour.
Festungen & Burgen · Chania
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Aptera Turkish Castle
An Ottoman fort by Ancient Aptera.
Festungen & Burgen · Apokoronas
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Drapano Lighthouse
A 19th century lighthouse on a cliff.
Festungen & Burgen · Apokoronas
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Liopetro Fortress
Venetian ruins with a view.
Festungen & Burgen · Sitia