Meronas Koules

After the Great Cretan Revolution of 1866 , the Turks built more than 100 defensive towers to control the Christian population. The towers, called koules , were built by the Turks at the most strategic places to control the passages between the different regions of Crete.

One of these was the Koule of Meronas , at the village Meronas in province Amari . The place has panoramic views to the valleys of Amari and Potami .

The Koule survives in bad condition next to the church of Prophet Elijah (Profitis Ilias) and can be accessed by car through dirt track.