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Greece - Heraklion, Venetian harbour

Greece - Heraklion, Venetian harbour
The first attempt to create a harbour in the bay of Heraklion (in that time called Chandax) took place during the Arab period (9th-10th century). Following the restoration of Crete to the Byzantine Empire in the year of 961, Chandax developed into a thriving city and its harbour was consequently fortified and improved.

When the island fell into the hands of the Venetians (1204), Candia (as the Venetians called both Heraklion and the whole island) became "the other Venice of the East". Especially during the last two centuries of Venetian rule, it was the greatest harbour in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Very few modifications were carried out to the harbour during the Turkish period (17th-19th century). In the 20th century the construction of a coast road demolished much of the Venetian harbour installations.
Nowadays the old Venetian harbour is used by fishing boats and yachts.

In the background of the image stands the Venetian fortress of Koules (Rocca al Mare), dominating the entrance to the old harbour. The PiP shows a Venetian lion above the entrance of the fortress.

Günter Klaus, Marco F. Delminho, Berny, Narelle Moreno and 98 other people have particularly liked this photo


64 comments - The latest ones
 RHH
RHH
Beautiful shot, Jaap, and excellent information.
7 years ago.
 Guy Bacca (guybac)
Guy Bacca (guybac) club
Une belle image lumineuse
7 years ago.
 Martine
Martine
Une jolie vue de ce port.
7 years ago.
 Clyde Sostand
Clyde Sostand
Lovely sea side shot.
7 years ago.
 Jürgen
Jürgen
eine bewegte Vergangenheit hatte dieser Hafen.
Heute hat er dann überwiegend nur noch Bedeutung für den Fischfang?
Schöne Sicht von hier auf die Festung im Hintergrund
7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.
Jaap van 't Veen club has replied to Jürgen
This old harbou is nowadays 'only' used by fishing boats and yachts.
7 years ago.
 Cheryl Kelly (cher12861 on flickr)
Cheryl Kelly (cher12… club
Nice shot of the activity that goes on seaside.
7 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Interesting and well captured scene Jaap.
7 years ago.
 Hélène Lombard
Hélène Lombard
Belle prise de vue sur ce port de pêche !
7 years ago.
 Cécile2016
Cécile2016
How nice !

;-)
7 years ago.
 Edward Bowthorpe
Edward Bowthorpe
Great shot,eddie,
7 years ago.
 Nathalie
Nathalie club
Très belle photo... !!
7 years ago.
 Eliana Verona
Eliana Verona club
Bela cena, cheia de cores e contrastes! ♥
7 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
All the colorful charm of this pretty Greek island, Jaap !!!
7 years ago.
 Dick M
Dick M
Feel like I am there. Good shooting.
7 years ago.
 RHH
RHH
Thanks for the visits, Jaap, and have a great day.
7 years ago.
 Zulma
Zulma
Great capture!!!

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7 years ago.
 Kama 56
Kama 56
Superbe les couleurs de ce port
7 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
A lovely harbour scene!
7 years ago.
 Madeleine Defawes
Madeleine Defawes club
Superbe vue du port ! Belles couleurs !
7 years ago.
 Philippe_28
Philippe_28 club
Une image et des commentaires fort intéressants
Superbe cliché Jaap !
7 years ago.
 Jeff Farley
Jeff Farley
A very lovely scene and capture Jaap and an interesting history.
7 years ago.
 Fizgig
Fizgig
Life in a fishing town =) Great capture! Such a rich history to the place, too...
7 years ago.
 Peter Castell
Peter Castell club
A great harbour capture Jaap it's good to see it is still being used as a working harbour, thank you for the fascinating information
7 years ago.
 BillsPics
BillsPics
looks like an interesting place Jaap
7 years ago.
 Marie-Claire
Marie-Claire
Comme des vacances :)
7 years ago.
 Jean
Jean
Brilliant sunshine, colour and capture of a busy harbour.
7 years ago.
 Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Brilliant capture here. Well done Jaap Regards Tess.
Congratulations on Explore What's Hot. Well deserved for this stunning image. Well done Regards Tess.
7 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
A lovely image and an interesting background, Jaap.
7 years ago.
 Fantasyfan
Fantasyfan
Lots of boats
7 years ago.
 FMW51
FMW51 club
A very well-done habour landscape shot. I like it very much!
Congrats on EXPLORE!
7 years ago.
 Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
I am sure that everybody would like to be there at this time of the year ...
Very good picture, Jaap !
7 years ago.
 Nora Caracci
Nora Caracci club
very lovely harbour scene and little boats, excellently composed !
7 years ago.
 MaggsMep
MaggsMep club
Fabulous light and colours. Congrats on the explore front page.
7 years ago.
 Rymie Jolie
Rymie Jolie
Belle scène de vie au port!
7 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Agréable scène portuaire ++++++
7 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
Lovely capture of this working harbor.
7 years ago.
 Schussentäler
Schussentäler club
I love such little ports
7 years ago.
 Mackedwars
Mackedwars
Una imagen espléndida, muy luminosa y bella. Mis felicitaciones. Muy cordiales saludos de Eduardo.
7 years ago.
 Proxar
Proxar
!!! beautiful capture
Congrats on Explore :-)
7 years ago.
 Pat Del
Pat Del club
Le parfum de la mer dans un site chargé d'histoire !
Mes amitiés,
Patrick
7 years ago.
 Josiane Dirickx
Josiane Dirickx club
Très belle prise colorée !
7 years ago.
 Horizon 36
Horizon 36 club
Fantastic shot…well done Jaap.
7 years ago.
 Chris10
Chris10 club
Prachtig Jaap! Typisch Grieks met de levendigheid in de haven...

Groet, Christien.
7 years ago.
 Jan
Jan
This is VERY beautiful Jaap. Great capture
7 years ago.
 Valfal
Valfal
A wonderful scene to capture, Jaap!
7 years ago.
 Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨*
Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* club
superbe**************
7 years ago.
 cammino
cammino club
Beautiful harbour scene.
7 years ago.
 RHH
RHH
Congratulations on Explore, Jaap.
7 years ago.
 Rainer Blankermann
Rainer Blankermann club
A beautiful maritime scene. Great composition, light and colors.
Congrats on Explore!
7 years ago.
 Roger Bennion
Roger Bennion club
A delightful scene and a very well framed photo. Congratulations on Explore!, Jaap.
7 years ago.
 ROL/Photo
ROL/Photo club
Very beautiful composition....
7 years ago.
 Ecobird
Ecobird club
A delightful harbour scene Jaap. A beautifully composed image. Great info too. Have a lovely evening
7 years ago.
 Trudy Tuinstra
Trudy Tuinstra club
prachtig
7 years ago.
 Kathleen Thorpe
Kathleen Thorpe club
Amazing scene!
7 years ago.
 franco benf
franco benf club
Un posto fantastico ..complimenti
un saluto franco
7 years ago.
 Chris10
Chris10 club
Heerlijk dat kneuterige van een vissersplaats. Genieten hoor...

Groet, Christien.
7 years ago.
 Luscinia
Luscinia
Sehr schön, strahlt Ruhe und Beschaulichkeit aus.

Luscinia
7 years ago.
 Marie Tissier
Marie Tissier
Un bien joli port plein de couleurs qui a gardé son caractère ancien ! Félicitations, Jaap !
7 years ago.
 Leo W
Leo W club
very beautiful harbour picture
7 years ago.
 Peter Heijst
Peter Heijst
Gezellige rommel op de kade waardoor die havens vaak zo aantrekkelijk zijn, heel puur!
7 years ago.
 Sylvie Coeffic
Sylvie Coeffic
**************** :-)
6 years ago.
 Narelle Moreno
Narelle Moreno club
Excellent!!
6 years ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Da zeigst du eine sehr schöne Aufnahme von diesen Hafen und eine tolle Detailaufnahme von diesen Gebäude,wo man rübersieht lieber Jaap :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Tag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
7 weeks ago.

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