Hellenic Net

ΕΛΛΝΙΚΑ The Eptapyrgio, at the highest point of the acropolis of Thessaloniki, functioned as the last refuge for the defenders of the city during periods of siege and consists of ten towers (Π1-Π10), four-sided and three-sided, as well as the middle towers that connect them. From the 1890s, when the first written testimony is preserved that the fortress functions as a prison to meet the needs of the Ottoman Empire, until the 20th century. during which it functioned as a penitentiary institution, the history of Eptapyrgio is identified with the history of prisons. In 1989, the Fortress together with the plots surrounding it was transferred from the Ministry of Justice to the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture. From 1990 to 1995, the Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities of Thessaloniki undertook the archaeological research, the architectural study and its documentation (imprints, pathology records, measurements and chemical analyzes of materials, tree dating). Subsequently, the impleme...

ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ The "Fortress on the Sea" Venetian castle of the port (Rocca al Mare the name given by the Venetians) is perhaps the most characteristic sight of Heraklion. Koules is the name of the sea fortress built by the Venetians in Heraklion. It is located at the entrance of the Venetian port, in order to protect the port of Heraklion and together with the Castle of Palaiokastro the bay of Ammoudara from the invasions and landings of other conquerors. It is also known as Castello del Molo (Castello del Molo), Rocca a Mare (Rocca a Mare), Castle of the Sea (Castello a Mare), Castle of Candia or former Ditch (Castel di Candia). Koules is the name of the sea fortress built by the Venetians in Heraklion. It is located at the entrance of the Venetian port, in order to protect the port of Heraklion and together with the Castle of Palaiokastro the bay of Ammoudara from the invasions and landings of other conquerors. It is also known as Castello del Molo (Castello del Molo), Rocca a M...