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Antonis
October 7, 2019
OLd Venetian Wall fortress. The Venetian nobles built that fortress in order to defend the harbour from Pirates and Enemies of the land in that period.
Aimilia
May 21, 2022
In the city of Chania, there are two medieval fortresses, which played an important role in the history of the city and were associated with top moments of the whole island, as well as another smaller and less important to the south. These fortresses are the fortress of Kydonia, the fortress of Firkas, and the fortress of Kastelos at Agia Kyriaki. Opposite Kastelli, on the other side of the port, still dominates the fortress of Firkas, built on a low hill, which now houses the Naval Museum of Crete.
In the city of Chania, there are two medieval fortresses, which played an important role in the history of the city and were associated with top moments of the whole island, as well as another smaller and less important to the south. These fortresses are the fortress of Kydonia, the fortress of Firk…
Katerina
October 15, 2017
The fortress Revellino del Porto on the northwest side of the port of Chania was constructed by Venetians to prevent any enemy danger for the port. Its construction began in 1610 and completed a few years before the fall of the city in Turks in 1645. more: www.chaniatourism.com/see-do/archaeological-sites-historical-monuments/63-firka-fortress.html
Kyriakos
February 25, 2020
On the west side of Chania harbor, the traveler can still visit Firkas fortress, still dominating a low hill and housing the modern Naval Museum of Crete. Firkas is a Turkish name and means division, as the fort housed the headquarters of the Turkish Division. Firkas is one of the most impressive Venetian fortresses. It was the main fortress of the Venetian town, built in a key position and protecting the harbor entrance. Outside the main gate, a strong iron ring (called kerkelos) was placed to which one end of the chain closing off the harbor mouth was attached. The other end was attached to the lighthouse. The fortress still has several underground tunnels, which were used for imprisoning the rebelling locals. At the fort of Firkas, the most glorious page of the modern Crete was written on 1 December 1913, when the Prime Minister of Greece, Eleftherios Venizelos, and the King if Greece, Constantine, raised the Greek flag after 800 years of slavery, sealing the Union of the autonomous Cretan State with Greece. Another event associated with Firkas was the removal of the Greek flag on 18 August 1908. The flag was raised by the Cretan deputies that declared unilateral union with Greece, taking advantage of domestic turmoil in Turkey, but this act was not recognized by the Great Powers. Thus the flag was removed by the “protectors” of the Cretan State, the Great Powers. Thus, Firkas became a holy symbol for the Cretans, the symbol of struggling for the liberation of the island.
On the west side of Chania harbor, the traveler can still visit Firkas fortress, still dominating a low hill and housing the modern Naval Museum of Crete. Firkas is a Turkish name and means division, as the fort housed the headquarters of the Turkish Division. Firkas is one of the most impressive V…
Despoina
August 28, 2019
It may now house the Maritime Museum, but Firkas Fortress, on the north side of the Koundouriotou Coast, has been a watchdog since 1645 as a timeless symbol of freedom for Crete. In Turkish it means "barracks", but it was the Venetians who erected the fort as a fortification project to protect the port's entrance from enemy ships. What makes it extremely important, however, is that the Greek flag for the Union of Crete with Greece was officially raised on 1 December 1913 in the corner of its turret, in the presence of King Constantine, Prime Minister Venizelos, Admiral Kountouri and Admiral Kountouri of a world that cheered.
It may now house the Maritime Museum, but Firkas Fortress, on the north side of the Koundouriotou Coast, has been a watchdog since 1645 as a timeless symbol of freedom for Crete. In Turkish it means "barracks", but it was the Venetians who erected the fort as a fortification project to protect the p…
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