Koules Fortress

Decentralized Administration of Crete · Greece

Koules Fortress, Greece
Photo: Γεώργιος Γιαννόπουλος, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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This massive Venetian sea fort guards the old harbour of Heraklion, its thick walls bearing carved lions of St Mark. Built in the sixteenth century, it protected the port and shipyards of the island's capital.

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