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The Venice-Corfu Itinerary the Piraeus-Heraklion

The Venice-Corfu Itinerary the Piraeus-Heraklion

Bitez, Konacık, Yalı and Mumcular. and Yalı Konacık, Bitez,

Ortakent, Türkbükü, Yalıkavak, Gümüşlük, Gümüşlük, Yalıkavak, Türkbükü, Ortakent,

the municipalities of Bodrum, Turgutreis, Turgutreis, Bodrum, of municipalities the

the west of Turkey. The region includes includes region The Turkey. of coast west the

located in the south-western Aegean, along along Aegean, south-western the in located

Venetian citadel in Mylopotamus. in citadel Venetian province, province, Muğla the in city port a is Bodrum

4,000 inhabitants. There is an outstanding outstanding an is There inhabitants. 4,000

part fell into Turkish hands in 1715. in hands Turkish into fell part

square km and a population of barely barely of population a and km square

Long: 27°25’47.8”E Long: started in 1572 and the last Venetian-Cretan Venetian-Cretan last the and 1572 in started

(, , Mycenea). Corinth, (Epidaurus, Cape Matapan. It has a total area of 300 300 of area total a has It Matapan. Cape

fortress stands out. The fortress construction construction fortress The out. stands fortress

37°02’06.4”N Lat:

of the richest areas of classical Greek history history Greek classical of areas richest the of the Ionian and the close to to close sea Aegean the and Ionian the

Suda, where, on a small island, the Venetian Venetian the island, small a on where, Suda,

27.429952 37.035105, WGS outer edges of the , behind one one behind Peloponnese, the of edges outer The island of is located between between located is Kythira of island The

located some kilometre in the closest bay of of bay closest the in kilometre some located

The city is located in a pretty bay, on the the on bay, pretty a in located is city The Bodrum Castle Bodrum

centrally, facing the Aegean sea. Aegean the facing centrally, by the Akrotiry Peninsula. Its main port is is port main Its Peninsula. Akrotiry the by

Long: 23°04’36.5”E Long:

gateway to the island of , and is located located is and Crete, of island the to gateway GPS Coordinates GPS of the homonymous gulf delimited to East East to delimited gulf homonymous the of

Long: 22°48’05.1”E Long: Candia is the main entrance entrance main the is Candia / 36°15’51.6”N Lat: ISTANBUL-BODRUM

city is located at the Eastern far end end far Eastern the at located is city The

uk y Turke

Lat: 37°34’03.5”N Lat: 23.076800 36.264328, WGS

PIRAEUS-HERAKLION

Bodrum, Muğla, Aegean Region, Region, Aegean Muğla, Bodrum,

22.801424 37.567644, WGS

Long: 25°08’10.0”E Long:

Long: 24°01’04.8”E Long: GPS Coordinates GPS

VENICE-

35°20’34.9”N Lat: City, Province, Region, Country Region, Province, City,

35°30’54.6”N Lat: GPS Coordinates GPS

Kythira, Island, , Attica, Island, Kythira, 25.136111 35.343030, WGS TRADE ROUTES: TRADE 24.017988 35.515181, WGS

Bodrum

Greece Greece

City, Province, Region, Country Region, Province, City,

GPS Coordinates GPS GPS Coordinates GPS

VENETIAN MARITIME VENETIAN

Nafplio, , Peloponnese, Peloponnese, Argolis, ,

Mediterranean.

Kythira/Cerigo

Heraklion, Crete, Greece Crete, Heraklion,

Chanià, Crete Chanià, City, Province, Region, Country Region, Province, City, only sea route between the and the the and Sea Black the between route sea only

regards to history and culture. Istanbul is the the is Istanbul culture. and history to regards

City, Province, Region, Country Region, Province, City,

City, Province, Region, Country Region, Province, City,

area and exported to all Europe. all to exported and area (or Napoli di ) di Napoli (or

made the city very diversified and rich in in rich and diversified very city the made

the famous grape variety produced in the the in produced variety grape famous the

Heraklion/Candia

a bridge between the two continents, has has continents, two the between bridge a Nafplio Chanià/La Canea Chanià/La

to by the Venetians, a reference to to reference a Venetians, the by Malvasia to

along the Silk Road, its location constituting constituting location its Road, Silk the along

(“unique gate”), was subsequently changed changed subsequently was gate”), (“unique

vessel. and Asian side. Istanbul’s strategic position position strategic Istanbul’s side. Asian and sea level. sea Aegean. the in excursion nautical

moni emvasis moni

Greek ancient the from

vessels, the marina can accommodate any any accommodate can marina the vessels, by the Bosphorus straits into a European European a into straits Bosphorus the by to build a fortress located 137 meters above above meters 137 located fortress a build to any for point starting natural a it makes

gulf. The name of the city, which derives derives which city, the of name The gulf.

with berths alongside the piers for larger larger for piers the alongside berths with Istanbul is a transcontinental city, divided divided city, transcontinental a is Istanbul seriously only in 1583, when they decided decided they when 1583, in only seriously connections international of abundance The

sea level and dominating the surrounding surrounding the dominating and level sea

features: 174 berths along the floating piers piers floating the along berths 174 features: and the Sea of Marmara to the south. south. the to Marmara of Sea the and importance, Venetians started to take it it take to started Venetians importance, Europe. in largest the and transit passenger

Located on a rocky island, 300 meters above above meters 300 island, rocky a on Located

port of on the eastern side and and side eastern the on Rethymno of port surrounded by the Black Sea to the north north the to Sea Black the by surrounded of the island of Crete. Despite its strategic strategic its Despite Crete. of island the of for world the in port third the now is It

is located in the the in located is marina Rethymno The is is Istanbul region, Marmara the in Located not far from the north-western coast coast north-western the from far not islands ports. secondary small and waterways several

Long: 23°02’19.2”E Long: is constituted by two small small two by constituted is Gramvousa by constituted port natural a is

36°41’10.4”N Lat:

Long: 28°59’06.5”E Long: 24°28’55.2”E N Long:

23.038672 36.686222, WGS

41°02’13.1”N Lat: 35°22’00.2” Lat: Long: 23°39’00.4”E Long: Long: 23°34’41.6”E Long:

28.985131 41.036976, WGS 24.481989 35.366726, WGS 37°56’44.5”N Lat: 35°36’24.2”N Lat: GPS Coordinates GPS

23.650118 37.945687, WGS Taksim Square Square Taksim marina Rethymno 23.578223 35.606719, WGS

Peloponnese, Greece Peloponnese,

GPS Coordinates GPS GPS Coordinates GPS Coordinates GPS Coordinates GPS , , Laconia, Monemvasia,

Piraeus, Attica, Greece Attica, Piraeus, Istanbul, Marmara Region, Turkey Region, Marmara Istanbul, Greece Crete, Rethymno, Greece Crete, Chanià, Gramvousa, City, Province, Region, Country Region, Province, City,

City, Province, Region, Country Region, Province, City, City, Province, Region, Country Region, Province, City, Country Region, Province, City, Country Region, Province, City, (also Napoli di Malvasia) di Napoli (also

Piraeus Istanbul Rethymno/Rethymno Gramvousa/Gramvousa Monemvasia/Malvasia

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PIRAEUS-HERAKLION ISTANBUL-BODRUM

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Venice Piran / Šibenik/Sebenico Korčula/Curzola /Budua Corfu/Corfù City, Province, Region, Country City, Province, Region, Country City, Province, Region, Country City, Province, Region, Country City, Province, Region, Country City, Province, Region, Country City, Province, Region, Country Contacts / İletişim Venice, Veneto, Piran - Pirano, Pula, County, Šibenik, Šibenik- County, Korčula, -Neretva Budva, Corfu, , Greece The Coast and the region, Croatia County, Croatia Veneto Region - Tourism Department GPS Coordinates GPS Coordinates GPS Coordinates GPS Coordinates Palazzo Sceriman, Cannaregio 168 St Mark’s Square/Piazza San Marco Pula/Pola GPS Coordinates GPS Coordinates WGS 42.280841, 18.837914 WGS 39.626796, 19.917480 30121 Venezia WGS 45.434193, 12.338416 GPS Coordinates WGS 44.869722, 13.841111 Šibenik/Sebenico Korčula/Curzola Lat: 42°16’51.0”N Lat: 39°37’36.5”N [email protected] Lat: 45°26’03.1” N Lat: 44°52’11.0”N WGS 43.719167, 15.905278 WGS 42.958590, 17.136394 Long: 18°50’16.5”E Long: 19°55’02.9”E www.regione.veneto.it Tartinijev trg - Tartini Square www.veneto.to Long: 12°20’18.3” E WGS 45.530215, 13.563114 Long: 13°50’28.0”E Lat: 43°43’09.0”N Lat: 42°57’30.9”N Lat: 45°26’02.4288” N Long: 15°54’19.0”E Long: 17°08’11.0”E The of Budva, featuring The island is located just off the coast, Venice is a city in northern Italy, the Long: 12°20’17.0520” E Pula, the city with a three-thousand-year Mediterranean-style , is located bisecting the route from to Greece. of the region Veneto and is world famous history, lies on the southernmost tip of the The city is located in a magnificent protected The island of Korčula is located in the on a small island connected to the mainland It is divided from the mainland by a strait by a sandy strip which gradually became that is between 3 and 25 km wide, it is the for its canals. It is built on an archipelago The city of Piran is a national historical Istrian peninsula. Its origins date back to bay, on the banks of a deep waterway. It was southern Adriatic, very close to the a peninsula. It is surrounded by ramparts, second largest island after . The of 118 islands formed by approximately monument. The production in the three millennia ago. If you visit Pula, you founded where the river Krka (along whose peninsula of Pelješac (or Sabbioncello in dating from the fifteenth century, that form a strategic importance of the island and its 150 canals in a shallow lagoon. The islands neighbouring salt pans, the temperate will hear the story of mythical , shores there is one of the most charming Italian), a northern extension of the old system of medieval fortifications with gates, lengthy period under Venetian rule have also are connected by around 400 bridges. and the maritime commerce made Romans, Venetians, and the natural parks in Adriatic) reaches the sea. of Ragusa. It has an elongated defence walls and towers. strongly affected the architectural features. Transportation within the city is by foot or Piran a rich city, with sumptuous Venetian Austro–Hungarian period. Pula is also a The bay is connected to the sea by a deep east–west extension, and is 46.8 km long and on water. It is considered by many to be one , small squares and churches. city of magnificent beaches stretching along canal approximately 2.5 km long. 7.8 km wide.

palazzi 1646 atlas, Oliva, nautical et Caloiro Placido Cover credit: of the most beautiful cities in the world. nearly 100 kilometres of beautiful, indented Durrës/Durazzo Nafpaktos/Lepanto Poreč/Parenzo coastline. Pula boasts almost three thousand /Lesina Dubrovnik/Ragusa Palmanova hours of glorious sunlight per annum. City, Province, Region, Country City, Province, Region, Country City, Province, Region, Country City, Province, Region, Country City, Province, Region, Country Durrës, Albania Nafpaktos, -Acarnania, City, Province, Region, Country /Zara Hvar/Lesina, Split - Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva West Greece, Greece Poreč, Istria, Croatia GPS Coordinates Palmanova, Friuli Venezia Giulia, County, Croatia County, Croatia City, Province, Region, Country GPS Coordinates Co-funded by Italy GPS Coordinates WGS 41.316175, 19.450079 the European Union Zadar, , Croatia GPS Coordinates GPS Coordinates Lat: 41°18’58.2”N WGS 38.393019, 21.834873 GPS Coordinates Lučka uprava Poreč/Port authority Long: 19°27’00.3”E Lat: 38°23’34.9”N is proje is co-funded by European Union Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme Poreč GPS Coordinates Hvar/Lesina WGS 42.653262, 18.087548 and its call for proposals on “Support to transnational thematic tourism produs” /G/ENT/CIP//B/NS. WGS 45.904703, 13.309923 WGS 45.224167, 13.594722 WGS 43.172222, 16.440556 Lat: 42°39’11.7”N Long: 21°50’05.5”E e sole reonsibility of  publicion lies wi e auor. Lat: 45°54’16.9” N Zadar/Zara e European Commsion  not reonsible for any e  may be made of e informion erein. freskiz.com Lat: 45°13’27.0”N Lat: 43°10’20.0”N Long: 18°05’15.2”E Durrës, one of the most ancient and Long: 13°18’35.7” E WGS 44.096389, 15.260556 adv Long: 13°35’41.0”E Long: 16°26’26.0”E economically significant cities of Albania, is the The port of Naupactus is located on the Lat: 44°05’47.0”N second largest city of the country, and is located Dubrovnik is located on a rocky island, northern shore of the Corinthian Gulf, Palmanova is located in the low-lying Friuli Long: 15°15’38.0”E on the central Albanian coast. Founded in the between the town of and the mouth Poreč is a town located in the heart of the Hvar is one of the longest Dalmatian islands which was connected to the mainland valley, and is a unique concentric, star- 7th century BC by Greek colonists it has been of the river Mormos. It is protected by western coast of Istria. A town of culture, with a coast that stretches for 269 km following the landfilling of a small portion Coordinor In cooperion wi shaped city with three nine-sided ring roads Zadar is an ancient city, built in the centre continuously inhabited for 2.700 years and is Venetian walls. tourism, sport and leisure, where the aromas and a total area of 299.66 sq km. Hvar has of sea, now clearly demarcated by the flat intersecting with the main radial military of the Croatian Adriatic, full of historical one of the oldest cities in Albania. and colours of the past form a of been known for the healing qualities of its part of the city. The city, with all of its streets. Surrounded by moats and walls, the and cultural monuments. Its three-thousand- unforgettable experiences. pure air and crystal clear sea since ancient monuments and city walls, is inscribed in city centre forms a hexagonal square. year history is a chronicle of tumultuous Greek times. In the heart of Europe, Hvar’s UNESCO list of World Heritage sites. and dynamic events. The city has often uniquely sunny microclimate, unspoiled Because of its spectacular beauty, the city is been destroyed, looted, and devastated, yet landscape, and rich cultural heritage made it also known as the pearl of the Adriatic. after each event it re-emerged from its ruins one of the first tourist resorts in the Adriatic. stronger, richer and more beautiful. RV-VRT102014 Palmanova

Venice Piran Poreč Pula

Zadar

Šibenik

Hvar Korčula Dubrovnik

Budva

Lezhë Istanbul

Durrës

THE MAIN Corfu ROUTES ATTRACTIONS

Venice iî Piraeus 1î Palmanova iî Nafplio iî Piran iî (or Napoli di Romania) Nafpaktos Poreč/Parenzo iî Monemvasia/Malvasia (also Napoli di Malvasia) î4 Pula/Pola iï Piraeus Kythira/Cerigo i Zadar/Zara iî Gramvousa/Gramvousa 4ï Nafplio Šibenik/Sebenico îï Bodrum Chanià/La Canea îï Hvar/Lesina i4ï Rethymno/Rethymno îï Korčula/Curzola i4 Heraklion/Candia iîï Monemvassia Dubrovnik/Ragusa iï Legend Istanbul iî Budva/Budua iï The Venice-Corfu itinerary Bodrum îï Kythira Durrës/Durazzo iï Corfu/Corfù iï The Piraeus-Heraklion itinerary Chanià i Gramvousa Nafpaktos/Lepanto The Istanbul-Bodrum itinerary Heraklion i Historical, cultural and architectural interest î Landscape interest Routes between itinerary Rethymno 4 Nature interest 1 Archaeology interest ï Beaches interest

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