Oasis covers the part of the trench of the new Venetian fortification which corresponds to the Bastion of Jesus.  To the east of its entrance there is Kypros (Cyprus) Square some 600 metres from the city centre. It was inaugurated as a small theatre during the German Occupation following the cutting-down of several pine trees. […]

Heraklion, with the historical name “Chandax”, a coastal city in a location of strategic importance for the trade transactions and war conflicts of past years, could not but have a strong fortification. The walls, as well as the name of the city, changed several times over the years along with its rulers, Byzantines, Arabs, Venetians