The Cha­nia Light­house, orig­i­nal­ly built in the 16th cen­tu­ry, is locat­ed oppo­site the Firkas fortress in the old port of Cha­nia in Greece. Today, only the base of the light­house dates back to the 16th cen­tu­ry as the struc­ture was ren­o­vat­ed and shaped like a minaret between 1824 and 1832. While the old­er ver­sion was known as “the Venet­ian Light­house,” its mod­ern ver­sion is referred to as “Egypt­ian” because it was built when Crete was occu­pied by Egypt­ian troops sup­port­ing the Ottoman Empire against the Cre­tans. While vis­i­tors aren’t allowed inside the light­house, you can still walk along the har­bor and climb the exte­ri­or stairs for a fan­tas­tic view of the Sea of Crete.