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The Venetian Fortezza


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 2 attractions in Rethymnon
Traveler Description: This beautiful 16th century fortress is a fusion of medieval European and Moorish architecture.
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Attraction type: Historic site

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5 of 5 stars
Maribor, Slovenia
Jan 12, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

In september 2007 during my vacation on Crete island I had visited also the city od Rethymnon with his Venetian Fortezza. The fotress is located on a beautiful place on top of the hill from where is amazing view to Rethymnon and surrounding. In complex of fotress are many diffrent buildings, which are mixture of medieval Osmanli and Venetian style.... more

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4 of 5 stars
Phoenix, Arizona
May 1, 2005
25/26 found this review helpful

The Fortress (Fortezza) is a must-see, even if one is not "into" history. The sheer size of it - from the thickness of the walls to the scope of the buildings inside it - is breathtaking. There are several structuress that were undergoing renovation at the time of our visit (mid-April 2005), but we could walk through a former storeroom... more

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Rethymnon, Crete, Greece
Tel: 0831/28-101