A round bastion with a domed sentry box on the walls of the Fortezza of Rethymno, under a clear sky.

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Fortezza of Rethymno

The Fortezza is the Venetian citadel of Rethymno, built from 1573 to 1580 on the Paleokastro hill, the site of the ancient acropolis, to designs by Sforza Pallavicini. The Ottomans took it in 1646. Inside the bastioned walls stand the domed Sultan Ibrahim Mosque, the small church of St Catherine and the remains of storerooms and officials' houses.

Nearby

Rimondi Fountain

monument

Neradje Mosque

historic building

Archaeological Museum of Rethymno

museum

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