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Katerina
March 23, 2017
Ierapetra was not fortified by the Byzantines and the Venetians. Instead, it is the only town that was firstly fortified by the Turks, as they felt unsafe from the pressure of the local population. The wall of Ierapetra was low and circled the city only from the land, as the English traveler Spratt refers. The wall started east of the museum, ran to Kothris Square, Mosque Square and ended at the area of Sarakina.
Ierapetra was not fortified by the Byzantines and the Venetians. Instead, it is the only town that was firstly fortified by the Turks, as they felt unsafe from the pressure of the local population. The wall of Ierapetra was low and circled the city only from the land, as the English traveler Spratt…
Federica
June 17, 2016
A memory of the Venetian presence in Ierapetra
