The Fortezza citadel in Rethymno was built in the second half of the 16th century on the rocky hill of Palaiokastro on the northern side of the city at a time when Crete was under Venetian rule.
The Fortezza citadel in Rethymno was built in the second half of the 16th century on the rocky hill of Palaiokastro on the northern side of the city at a time when Crete was under Venetian rule.