Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, October 10, 2014: Postcards from Greece – the alleyways of Naxos fort

Strolling through the labyrinth of alleyways in the heart of the old Venetian fortress above the harbour of Naxos in the Greek Cyclades islands, every turn of a corner reveals yet another fascinating building with all the signs of its past history… Just like this one, apparently past its best but oozing histories of a bygone age.

 

 

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