- The Fortezza fortress was built on Rethymno’s Paleokastro hill between 1573 and 1580 by the Venetians in order to increase the fortifications of Crete against the...
- The Fortezza of Rethymno is the fortified part of the city and is one of the first things we explored in Old Town Rethymno.
- Inside the Fortezza of Rethymno on Crete, the site of the ancient Rhithymna's acropolis.
- The Fortezza (fortress) is the citadel of the city of Rethymno in Crete, Greece. Built by the Venetians in the 16th century, it was captured by the Ottomans in 1646.
- Fortezza fort dominates the hill Palekastro beside the old town of Rethymnon and is one of the biggest fortresses of the Venetian Era. ... Rethymno Lighthouse.
- Fortezza of Rethymnon was built to defend the Venetians from the Turks. ... You may enter the fortress of rethymno.
- Rethymno features a myriad of historic landmarks, including the Fortezza castle and fort. Here’s more information ... About the Fortezza of Rethymno.
- The Fortezza Fortress is by far the largest and most striking building in the city of Rethymno on Crete.
- Fortezza is Rethymno’s landmark and its most important monument, built in the late 16th century in order to reinforce the city’s defense. The Venetian Fortrezza of...
- The Fortezza (from Italian for fortress, pronounced “Fortedza” rather than “Fortetsa”) is the Venetian fortress of Rethymno and one of its most famous attractions.