City walls dating back to Venetian times and before

The circular pieces of stones set into the wall are parts of collapsed Roman era columns that were used to repair the walls during Venetian times. The ruined section of wall just beyond was courtesy of the Luftwaffe in 1941

Crete 2016 Blog 1 Chania, Agia Marina, Aptera

June 9th 2016
Tuesday 7th June: an early start from the Crowne Plaza Hotel Birmingham NEC to catch our 8am flight to Chania Crete: fortunately the hotel was 5 minutes from the Airport so there was no problem arriving in good time to check-in and then have a quick breakfast before departure in a nice new, and reasonably comfortable, Boeing 737-800 for the 3 hour 30 minutes flight to Chania. Chania is a new ai ... read more

Europe » Greece » Crete » Agia Marina

Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more

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