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Crete has many fine architectural jewels. Venetians and Turkish invaders have influenced the architecture of the island and many buildings of this period are still standing today.
For defensive reasons, Venetians fortified a lot of villages and towns, using skilled Italian engineers.
They built a series of superb castles in strategic points as well as numerous towers that can be found today all over the countryside of the island.
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Unique Venetian neighbourhoods can be seen in Rethymno andChania.
Western Renaissance has also influenced the architecture of Crete, as it can still be seen in many of the houses and in various churches, monasteries, and the wonderful clock tower in Chania.
Chania also has numerous of castles and forts that you can admire.
Turkish domination also brought influences in the Cretan architecture.
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This type of house has a single room with a terraced roof built with long wooden boards and supported by a wooden crossbeam which was later replaced by a stone semi-circular arch called the “kamara”.
The more advanced form of the Cretan house consists in a double-arched house with added buildings (in an L shape) and two-storey. Window frames and doors are painted in bright colours, walls are whitewashed and roofs are tiled. |
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