Fortezza, a Venetian fortress, is located on a low hill above Rethymno Town, Crete. Paleokastro is the name of the hill, which means “old castle” in Greek and implies the presence of an ancient construction in the area. The Venetian maritime authority erected this massive castle as a bulwark against Turkish pirates between 1540 and 1570, and it has a Read more…

Ancient Pressos is located in the Lassithi interior region of eastern Crete. Pressos was a significant ancient town that lasted for many millennia, from the Neolithic to the Hellenistic periods. Eteocretans, the real Cretans, had their homeland here. Because the town was built on three hills, it had three Acropolis. It grew greatly throughout the Minoan period, as evidenced by Read more…