- Rethymno may be smaller than Chania, but its Venetian Fortezza (fortress, aka castle) is much more impressive than the Firka in Chania.
- The Fortezza of Rethymno has an irregular plan, and its walls have a total length of 1,307 m (4,288 ft). The walls contain the following demi-bastions
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- There is Misiria a 10-minute ride away, while KTEL Station Terminal of Rethymno bus station in close proximity to Fortezza Hotel.
- The famous castle of Rethymno, Fortezza, gives a great view of the harbour, the old town and the center of Rethymno.
- 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 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...
- Crete – Fortezza of Rethymno. Fortezza of Rethymno is a place where you simply must go while visiting the city.
- The Fortezza (from the Italian word for “fortress”) is the Venetian-era citadel of the city of Rethymno in Crete.
- The big Venetian fortress of Fortezza is one of the dominants of the beautiful historical city of Rethymno which is located at the north coast of Crete.