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After many years of restoration it is finally open and for a small fee of €2 you can spend a few hours wandering around the fort , learning about all the people that tried to... read more
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42 reviews
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After many years of restoration it is finally open and for a small fee of €2 you can spend a few hours wandering around the fort , learning about all the people that tried to claim crete for their own. Very interesting .
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40 reviews
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After many years finally the fortress is open to the public. For a small period will be free to enter. Worth a visit especially with children.
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Old Venetian fortress looks quite standard. However, it appeared to be impossible to get inside. Possibly views could be quite good from the top.
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3 attraction reviews
14 helpful votes
located close to city center and bus stop it was a nice place and visit worth with family and lovely atmosphere.
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1,633 reviews
1,256 attraction reviews
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nice appearance from the outside. closed for update/repairs. has a nice commanding look in the harbor. good history.
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Even it was closed due to renovation, the monumentality of this old Venetian fortress is breathtaking. It is also very interesting, how they waited Ottomans here, when the Balkan was already concurred more than two hundred years ago....
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187 reviews
101 attraction reviews
59 helpful votes
I went for a walk on old harbor and saw the Koules Fortress (Heraklion Fortress). It was closed for renovation or something so I couldn't go inside. I did walk around it and it was your average castle/fortress.
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There is a beautiful bas relief visible on the Koules and the exterior is beautiful as well. But the building was under renovation so there was fencing and the like surrounding it. It was, nonetheless, a remarkable view from our hotel (Lato) and up close for the detail. The signage indicated a much larger structure so it would have been...
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8 attraction reviews
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Unfortunately, we were not able to gain access to the actual fort as renovation was in progress. I realise this is necessary, however, it does mean that I was unable to obtain a close up view.
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nice walk along, but nothing special. at time can't enter the castel, is under construction, walking pass around it. lot of locals at night time and 2.5km walk till the end!
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