Skip to content
vizgu
The stone walls and corner tower of Firkas Fortress on the harbour front of Chania, with a Greek flag on a tall mast.
Free entry

Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Firkas Fortress

Firkas Fortress is the Venetian bastion at the western entrance to the old harbour of Chania, the Revellino del Porto, completed in the decades before the Ottoman conquest of 1645 with gun vaults covering the harbour mouth. The Ottomans used it as barracks, which gave it its name, and its vaults served as a prison. The Greek flag was raised here on 1 December 1913.

Nearby

Maritime Museum of Crete

museum

Chania Lighthouse

historic building

Küçük Hasan Pasha Mosque

historic building

Etz Hayyim Synagogue

religious building

Chania Cathedral

church

Church of St. Nicholas

church

Minoan's World

tourist attraction

From $20.20

Free entry

Free entry — no ticket needed

Cookies on Vizgu

Vizgu uses necessary technologies to make the site work. With your permission, we also use optional technologies to remember features and measure affiliate ticket referrals. We currently use no general analytics or advertising trackers. You can accept, reject or choose categories, and change your choice at any time through Cookie preferences in the footer.

Cookie PolicyPrivacy Policy
Choose settings
NecessaryAlways active

Required for security, consent choices, authentication and services you explicitly request. These technologies cannot be disabled in the preference tool.

You can withdraw your consent at any time through Cookie preferences in the footer.