A relatively recent castle in decent condition that overlooks the Suda Bay in Crete. It is located 12 kilometers east of Chania, near the ancient city of Aptera, on a hill. After the Cretan Revolution of 1866, Hussein Avni Pasha erected it to dominate the Apokorona region and to assist Itzadin castle in dominating the strategically crucial harbor of Suda. Read more…