THE LAND GATE

At the foot of the Palamidi next to the bus station you will find the Land Gate or Pili Tis Ksiras as it’s called in Greek.
Originally built in the early 1700's it was the only entrance by land into the "Old City".
In front of the entrance was a seawater moat crossed over by a wooden drawbridge. After sunset the gate would be locked and guarded.
Most of the gate you see now has been reconstructed after extensive study and a few of the original remnants are still there, including the Venetian symbol, a statue of a wingless and tailless stone lion and Commander Griminis' family crest dating to the year of construction of the gate in 1708.