What an incredible place! We decided to go here as a two hour detour (sort of) on our way to another city. I’m going to let you read the very interesting history at this link. Take a look at it first as I wasn’t able to get a good picture of what the island looks like as a whole on the approach.
I’m going to let the pictures do most of rest of the talking as each is worth 1,000 words. The first pictures are of the lower town where there are shops, businesses and hotels that have retained much of their original medieval character with winding streets, houses build at interesting angles and with influences from the many different periods of habitation (e.g., during Byzantine, Venetian and Ottoman rule). Note that many pictures show the upper (now mostly ruins) perched on the cliffs high above. It's a very steep climb and when I checked my step counter later that day it said I had climbed the equivalent of 27 floors that day! All that being said, what’s hard to convey through either of these is the sense of wonder and fun of climbing all around the ruins imagining the lives of the people who lived in this fortress island. Many houses in the lower town are also being renovated. It looks like a cool place to live and I’m again staying far away from the real estate offices.
Wonderful pictures, I don't blame you from staying away from real estate offices, seeing that scenery every day would be amazing.
ReplyDeleteThank Barbara! Dermot and I seem to really enjoy climbing around archeological sites and meandering alleyways. This place is full of both!
DeleteRoaming around that place would keep us occupied for ages. It's just so interesting!
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