Sightseeing In Crete Island

In Heraklion, one of the most important sightseeings are the great Venetian Walls. A large part of the walls can be visited today and is used for many events, especially during the summer months.luxury hotels crete Of great importance for the traffic of the city are the 3 gates that still exist today and connect the city within the walls with the expansion of the city outside the walls. The Gate of the Pantocrator (Chanioporta) connects the city center with the western areas, the Gate of Jesus - New Gate with the southern and finally the Gate of St. George with the east. The Gates of Vituri and Bethlehem, have 2 low squares ideal for events where the viewer is "embraced" by the Venetian walls, with magnificent arcades leading to them. The Gate of the Pantocrator also has a sunken square that leads from an uphill port inside the Gate itself. The reconstructed Pantokrator gate has the largest open to the public closed space within the walls. 

Apart from the closed spaces of the galleries inside the walls, which were the hidden ways of passing from one bastion to another, the walls have a large area of open outdoor space with paths. The points of view of the city along the entire length of the walls vary and the view can cross the whole city to the sea and the neighboring mountains that surround the city of Heraklion as a whole. Nevertheless, most of the total area of public space on the walls is unused.