Frangokastello: Crete’s Venetian Castle by the Sea
Frangokastello stands as a perfectly preserved Venetian fortress on the remote southern coast of Crete, its honey-coloured walls rising dramatically against turquoise waters and rugged mountains. Built in the fourteenth century to control the fiercely independent Sfakia region, this rectangular castle with four corner towers guards a pristine sandy beach where shallow, warm waters lap … Read more