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Nenagh, Ireland
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Title
Assos Harbor In Greece
Artist
Rob Hemphill
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
** UPDATE: On 17 Sep 2020 a massive hurricane in the Mediterranean devasted this lovely town. Part of he mountainside was washed down in a slurry and engulfed the town and harbour area with over 5 ft of rock and rubble. The access road is severely damaged cutting off the town. **
A view of the village of Assos in Kefalonia, Greece, taken from the ancient Venetian fortress high up on the peninsular.
Assos is a village on the west coast of the island of Kefalonia (Cephalonia), Greece. It is part of the municipal unit Erisos. Assos was founded under Venetian rule and it served as the administrative capital of northern Kefalonia from 1593 onwards.
Marino Gentilini, an Italian army engineer, was commissioned by the Venetian Senate in 1593-95 to build the Assos Castle, one of the largest in Greece. The castle was initially built with the view that it would protect local populations in case of an invading attack by passing Turks or pirates, but for various reasons, such as the lack of natural springs for water supply, it was never adopted as a fortress and gradually the grand plan was dropped.
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Featured in the following FAA Groups:
"Greek islands" 11/12/2019
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Uploaded
October 19th, 2012
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Knoxville, TN - United States
Good time for me to see this as I'm headed to Greece in two weeks! Can hardly wait to take some photos there. Wonderful image, Rob.
Reno, NV - United States
The angle of view makes for a great composition, and it really shows off the atmospheric impacts on color.
San Francisco Bay Area, CA - United States
Magnificent view, Rob! Stunning colors and perspective! F/L
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