Bourtzi
Guide
Photo: Stolbovsky · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
≈ A$9SightAllow 30–60 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A little stone castle filling an islet in the harbour, the town's postcard view. Small boats chug out from the quay for a close look.
A brief history
It was built by the Venetians in the 1470s to guard the harbour entrance. Later it housed the town's executioners, and for a time in the 20th century it was a hotel.
Tips
- Best time
- Late afternoon, or see it from the quay at sunset
- Cost
- About €5 for the boat (check)
- Allow
- 30–60 min
- Hours
- Boats usually run through the day in the warmer months (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- The old town: Venetian lanes, Syntagma Square and the harbour front: the place to stay if you can, with rooms in old houses.
- Access
- Not step-free (stairs)
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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