Point of interest
New Fortress ENTRANCE
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October 26, 2020
Another example of the great fortification capacity of the Venetians, but also a marvel of architectural art built by the Venetians with the forced labor of the inhabitants from 1576 to 1645. At that time, the Venetians, with the constant Turkish threat to the island, considered necessary the complete fortification of the city that had meanwhile expanded far beyond the old fortress. They began the construction of the new fortress on the hill of Agios Markos which extended south with walls and bastions reaching the sea of Garitsa…
Another example of the great fortification capacity of the Venetians, but also a marvel of architectural art built by the Venetians with the forced labor of the inhabitants from 1576 to 1645. At that time, the Venetians, with the constant Turkish threat to the island, considered necessary the compl…
New Fortress ENTRANCE by Airbnb Experiences
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Location
31 Dionisiou Solomou
Kerkira