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It proved a fine defense and was instrumental in Candia’s ability to hold out so long in the siege of the city throughout the 1660s.
Two years later, the Turks laid siege to the capital, Candia.
Candia blossomed with the riches of Venetian trade, and when Turkish forces stormed the island, the town held out for several months before falling into the Moslem hands.
Proudly emblazoned with the Lion of St. Mark, the ports and fortifications of Iráklion (called Candia under Venetian rule, as was the whole of Crete), Chaniá, and Réthymnon bear witness to the Venetians’ ambitious public building program.
They chose it as their capital, bestowing the name Candia on both the city and the whole island.