{"id":2730,"date":"2022-06-24T11:12:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T08:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/?p=2730"},"modified":"2022-08-29T15:05:41","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T12:05:41","slug":"agii-theodhori-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepaleochorasite.com\/bobsblog\/agii-theodhori-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Agii Theodhori Island"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Another short and easy walk this month, even more so than the stroll around the Botanical Gardens described in April’s Explore !  But it’s a walk you will have to wait for almost a year to enjoy, as access is only possible on one day each year, the 8th<\/sup> June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The islands of Agii Theodhori are situated off the north coast of Crete, 7km WNW of Chania, and a kilometre offshore from Agia Marina and Platanias.  As everywhere on Crete, they have a long and turbulent history.  In ancient times the larger island was known as Akytos, meaning \u201cunsuitable for habitation\u201d, and during the Minoan period the islands were a sacred sanctuary. The Venetians referred to the island as San Theodoro, and in 1574 built two forts to protect the coastline from invasion and piracy, one, Turluru, on the highest point, the other lower down, close to the original church, now in ruins. These defences proved in vain, as the Ottoman Turks invaded in 1645.  The Venetians regained control in 1650, but the Turks recaptured the island in 1699, and held them until the Liberation of Crete in 1898.<\/p>