Neoria or Venetian Shipyards - a complex of 17 stone shipyards, built in the late 16th century by the Venetians, who then ruled the island, to repair and maintain ships of the Venetian fleet. Initially, shipyards had open access from the sea to tow ships for repair. Later, an embankment was built, which blocked access to the dock. During the Turkish occupation of Crete, the state of the harbor and docks declined, and shipyards began to be used mainly as military depots. Of the 17 docks, nine were gradually destroyed and demolished.→