At the far end of the Paleó Limáni, the old Venetian port, are parts of the Arsenal: stores, docks and hangars where galleys were brought out of the water for repairs. The entrance to the harbour is commanded by the Venetian fortress, or Koúles (16C), still bearing the lions of St Mark. It has massive walls with embrasures for cannons, a cistern, a powder magazine and casemates communicating with stores for cannon balls. Fine views of the port and town from the top.

The road from Limáni Hersoníssou winds its way up the slope offering spectacular views down over the Avdoú Valley. At the entrance to Potamiés stands a tiny church in the Venetian Gothic style; the interior is decorated with 14C frescoes. The little 9C monastery of Kardiotíssa (before the village of Kerá) also contains well-preserved 14C frescoes and a holy door (c 1500), forming part of the iconostasis. At the highest point there is a row of corn mills, one of which is still operating.

This Minoan palace, which was destroyed in c 1 500 BC, was smaller and less luxurious than Knossós, but similar in layout, built around an outer and a central courtyard. There is an enormous terracotta vase (pithos) 1.75m high, which could hold over 1 000 litres of wine or oil. The central courtyard was bordered on the north and east sides by porticoes; religious and official buildings occupied the western side.

The road from Limáni Hersoníssou winds its way up the slope offering spectacular views down over the Avdoú Valley. At the entrance to Potamiés stands a tiny church in the Venetian Gothic style; the interior is decorated with 14C frescoes. The little 9C monastery of Kardiotíssa (before the village of Kerá) also contains well-preserved 14C frescoes and a holy door (c 1500), forming part of the iconostasis. At the highest point there is a row of corn mills, one of which is still operating.