The Minoan palace is the main site of Knossos, an important city in ancient times, livable continuously from the Neolithic period to the 5th century AD. It is built on the hill of Kefala, and has an easy access to the sea and to the inner of Crete. According to tradition, it was the seat of the wise...
The tower of Della Rocca-Barozzi is at the northern entrance of the Castle of Naxos, the so-called "Trani Pyli" (Great Gate), on the right as we enter. Built in the early of 13th century by the Venetians, rulers of Naxos and Cyclades islands and repaired in 1694 by the Crusader Sforza Castri, as it ...| 1|2|3|4|5| |