fortress - Greece
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Corfu (Kerkyra) | Rating: 8.20 |
| Kerkyra or Corfu is the administrative center and the largest city on the island of Corfu. A city with a very long and interesting history, and gorgeous Greek, French, Italian and English architecture. As a photographer I enjoyed the city very much and recommend it, read more... |
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Monemvasia | Rating: 7.60 |
| Monemvasia is one of the most unusual cities in the world, we have not seen anything like it. Even the geographical position of this place attracts thousands of tourists, read more... |
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Rethymno and the Venetian Fortress | Rating: 7.60 |
| A historical town on the island of Crete. It is interesting for tourists primarily because of the huge fortress, originally built by the Venetians in 1540 - 1569. However, this first fortress was captured and destroyed just two years after construction and it became clear that more powerful defences were needed. Between 1573 and 1590, the fortress was rebuilt and became one of the largest in Crete. The second fortress was not captured, however, in 1646 the defenders had to surrender to the Turks, who besieged it from the land, read more... |
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Ghost town and Mystra Fortress | Rating: 6.80 |
| Mystra is an abandoned medieval city, which was located on a hill a few kilometers from the capital of the state of Sparta. Despite the fact that the cities were close by, in time they were separated by a whole millennium, read more... |
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Venetian fortress Methoni | Rating: 6.80 |
| Methoni is a small town on the southwest coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, best known for its great fortress. It was built by the Venetians, after they took away this area from the Crusaders in 1206. They made the town an important and large medieval center., read more... |
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Spinalonga Fortress | Rating: 5.60 |
| From the village of Plaka you can take a boat to the island with a huge fortress of Spinalonga. It was built by the Venetians in 1579, when the island was used to control the entrance to the bay, read more... |
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