Venetian Walls and Tomb of Nikos Kazantzakis

Venetian Walls currently viewable at ground level only

The Venetian Walls are beautiful from ground level, but be advised that you might not be able to walk on top of them. We identified a couple of different entry points in preparation for our holiday us...

Nikos Kazantzakis's burial place

Nikos Kazantzakis, the author of the book "Zorba the Greek", is buried at the highest point of the Venetian Walls of Heraklion, the Martinengo Bastion. His tomb is very simple, in stone with a cross ...

Nice

Very nice sight.Nikos kazantzakis one of most important people in crete.You have to visit.Very beautiful place .....

Simple grave

We have walked a lot of the fortifications and also visited the simple grave of Nikos Kazantzakis. We know his work Zorba the Greek but didn't put his name to it until later. The grave is so simple on...

Visiting the walls is a must.

These extensive walls are very impressive. They particularly identify their historic importance to this city. which was subject many incursions by a variety of nations.