[Rich Daley] Pics: Crete: Áptera

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14th September 2008

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Áptera has been continuously inhabited since about 1400BC. Most of the buildings you see in these photos are from the Byzantine period, and the big intact fortress is from the Ottoman era.

The only inhabitants now are a tiny monastery and a military installation in another fortress Turkish fortress down the hill.

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