Monday, 4 August 2014
Gramvousa
also Grampousa refers to two small uninhabited islands off
the coast of north-western Crete in the regional unit of Chania. They are administered from the municipality of Kissamos.
Agria Gramvousa, which
translates to Wild Gramvousa,
is much less hospitable and is located due north of Imeri Gramvousa. The fort
at Imeri Gramvousa was built between 1579 and 1584 during Venetian rule over
Crete to defend the island from the Ottoman Turks. Source
