Heading south along Ethnikis Antistaseos Str you will find the imposing Porta Guora “Great Gate”. The Guora Gate is the only remaining Venetian Wall of Rethymno. It was built when the rector of the city was Jacomo Guoro (1566-1568). It was an inner break of a covered walkway that crossed the walls through the Santa Veneranta rampart. The Venetian Symbol of a Winged Lion, which was on the Gate, is now placed in the courtyard of the LoggiaThe Porta Guora “Great Gate”
Heading south along Ethnikis Antistaseos Str you will find the imposing Porta Guora “Great Gate”. The Guora Gate is the only remaining Venetian Wall of Rethymno. It was built when the rector of the city was Jacomo Guoro (1566-1568). It was an inner break of a covered walkway that crossed the walls through the Santa Veneranta rampart. The Venetian Symbol of a Winged Lion, which was on the Gate, is now placed in the courtyard of the Loggia