Best Destination On Crete Island

The lighthouse of the old port of Chania stands high for over 5 centuries. The lighthouse has become a sign of recognition of the city around the world. boutique hotels chania Its history is connected with the history of the port. In 1212 AD. the Venetians conquered all of Crete. Then they decided to build a new city on ancient Kydonia (today's Chania). 

The port is not all natural. It began to be built between 1320 and 1356 AD. The project continued for the next 200 years, when the lighthouse was built in a different form from the current one. From 1645 to 1830 Crete remained under Turkish conquerors. They did not use the port of Chania but that of Souda. So over the years the lighthouse was destroyed since no one took care of its maintenance. In 1830 the English gave Crete to the Egyptians. Many public works were done then. 

The lighthouse was repaired on its original base. But the new lighthouse is different from the old one, it looks more like a minaret. It has an internal staircase that leads to a balcony with a glass turret. Recent research to replace the lighthouse has shown that the base of the lighthouse, which is Venetian, is separated from the rest of the lighthouse by a wooden grate. The lighthouse, the jewel and trademark of the city, has a height of 21 m., a hearth height from the surface of the sea, 26 meters and its light reaches a distance of 7 miles. It is the oldest surviving to this day, not only of the Greek beaches but also of the Mediterranean and one of the oldest in the world.

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