Location information

Kokkinos Pyrgos

KOKKINOS PYRGOS (Port) TYMBAKI
In the municipality of Timbaki belongs the community of Kokkinos Pirgos (meaning red tower) , that took its name by a castle that was there during the Middle Ages built from red clay earth.
Kokkinos Pirgos is a small coastal community, 2km away from Timbaki, with a fantastic beach, one of the most beautiful beaches in Crete, and a clear transparent sea.
At Kokkinos Pirgos, there are docking facilities for sailing and fishing boats, hotels, restaurants, bars, etc.

This text is cited Dec 2003 from the Interkriti URL below, which contains image.

• http://www.interkriti.org/timbaki/kpyrgos.htm (1 img.)

AMYKLEON (Ancient city) HERAKLIO
The ancient site is presumed to be in Kokkinos Pyrgos.