... to the Venetian Castle of Zakinthos had it not been for Greek Museum Staff who closed the place after a hard day of work at 3 pm. Clearly they had to work on the allocation of EU funds to their important site. Thanks to Google Earth here are a few photos of what we missed
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Fortress Entrance
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Venetian Powder Magazine still standing - it was so strong, it served as Prison!
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View from the Castle on the new Port of Zakinthos