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- posted at the port
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- from inside the musem
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- map – fortress to the right, ship in the harbor
Since I spent the hours of daylight yesterday imitating a mountain goat I saw no reason not to head to the highest point on this end of the island for a look-see.
Taking the ship’s shuttle around to the far side, we were let off at the old fortress. Entry fee was a paltry 6€ if I remember correctly. A couple of small rooms contained museum type exhibits.
There were various areas for fortifications, ammunitions, barracks both medieval and modern
I then headed for the high point; the lighthouse.
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- the lighthouse
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- graphic of the area
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- stairs, like I needed more stairs
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- the rest of the fortress
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- toward the British Army Barracks tucked in between the two portions of the fort
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- looking down
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- toward the town
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- and toward the ship
The old fortress dates from the mid 6th century CE (various barbarian hordes) and in its current form from Venetian rule (138x – 1797). The lighthouse was obviously a late addition.
With hours left to departure, I walked along the shore road toward the ship. With any sense (or research ahead of time) I could have easily hiked both over and back from the ship. Passing several signs for museums, the actual attempt to find them proved futile since once I headed up various stone steps into the old city – there were no further signs for anything!
But the day was lovely and stretching out my legs, even at a much slower speed than my normal rapid stroll was lovely in the clear and sunny weather.
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- older door
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- arch in one of the city buildings
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- door (duh)
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- last century
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- fountain with newer fortress in the backgroun
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- ship out at dock
