As in Chania and
Rethymnon, an imposing
fortress
bars the entrance to the port
of Heraklion. The heavy
bastion illustrates the importance
strategic
of Crete for the
Republic of Venice.
And for almost
four centuries of
domination, until
what the Ottomans
succeed in taking
the island's capital in
1669, after a siege
21 years old.
Crete, Heraklion, port and fortress
