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Voukolies Tower
Forts & Châteaux · Chania Prefecture

Voukolies Tower

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3.9
km · Kissamos
13
à pied
130'
Kissamos
Voukolies Tower 2
Rare

Strong tower

20 à proximitéChurch of Saint Constantine at Voukolies, Ano Vouves monumental olive tree, Vouves OIive Museum

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Voukolies village is located at the 27th kilometer of the road Chania - Kandanos - Paleochora . It was initially a Muslim village and in 1866 the Turks, in order to consolidate their position, built a strong tower southwest of the village and within half a kilometer from Voukolies .

While the newly built tower protected the village against the Cretan Rebels, during the revolution of 1897, 400 Turks were besieged closely by the troops of Timoleon Vassos (6-7 February 1897) till they were forced out at night.

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