Rethymno and the Venetian Fortress, Greece
Added: 2025-01-26
A historical town on the island of Crete. It is interesting for tourists primarily because of the huge fortress, originally built by the Venetians in 1540 - 1569. However, this first fortress was captured and destroyed just two years after construction and it became clear that more powerful defences were needed. Between 1573 and 1590, the fortress was rebuilt and became one of the largest in Crete. The second fortress was not captured, however, in 1646 the defenders had to surrender to the Turks, who besieged it from the land, read more...
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Plakias Beach, Greece
Added: 2025-01-26
A popular sandy beach and resort on the south coast of Crete. The beach has sunbeds and umbrellas, showers, changing cabins and restaurants. The entrance to the sea is smooth, suitable for children, read more...
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Melidoni Cave, Greece
Added: 2025-01-26
One of several popular caves on the island of Crete. The visit is quite easy, the cave itself is small. As you can see from the photo, we were there with a small child and there were no problems, read more...
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Spinalonga Fortress, Greece
Added: 2025-01-26
From the village of Plaka you can take a boat to the island with a huge fortress of Spinalonga. It was built by the Venetians in 1579, when the island was used to control the entrance to the bay, read more...
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Moses Bridge (Mozesbrug), Netherlands
Added: 2025-01-26
This is a bridge you've probably seen on the internet, it's quite popular. Notable for the fact that you walk below the water level. It is located on the territory of an old 17th century fort, which was built during the Eighty Years' War to defend against the Spanish, read more...
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Heeswijk castle, Netherlands
Added: 2025-01-26
The original castle was erected by the Lords of Heeswijk on this site in 1080. In the 13th century they lost control of the castle and it changed owners many times thereafter, read more...
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The pier in Scheveningen, Netherlands
Added: 2025-01-26
In Scheveningen, one of the districts of The Hague, there is a large pier, 382 metres long, with shops and restaurants, a popular holiday destination. Since 1901, there was another pier near this spot, opposite the current Grand Hotel Amrâth Kurhaus, which was dismantled by the Germans in 1943 due to fears that it could be used for landing troops, read more...
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