Voukolies, Platanias, Chania,Crete
Tower of Voukolies
| Location: |
| Southwest of the village Voukolies of Chania region in Crete |
| Region > Prefecture: |  |
| Crete Chania | |
| Municipality > Town: | |
| City of Platanias • Voukolies | |
| Altitude: | |
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Elevation ≈ 170 m (Relative Height≈10 m) |
| Time of Construction | Origin | |
| 1866 | OTTOMAN  |
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| Castle Type | Condition | |
| Small Fort |
Good
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The remains of a Turkish fort SW of the village Voukolies at the 27th km of the road from Chania to Paliochora in Crete. The fort was built in 1866, in a period when the Ottomans built a lot of fortifications in Crete to secure the island against the Greek rebels.
The tower in the pictures is a modern 'replica' (which in my opinion has nothing to do with the original). But there are quite a few remains of the real 'tower' around. The fort was destroyed in 1897, when a Greek force besieged 400 Turks there.
| First entry in Kastrologos: | June 2014 |
Sources
- Photo from the website chania-info.gr
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| Access |
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| Approach to the monument: |
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| Entrance: |
| Free Access to the yard. The tower is closed |