Canbulat Gate

The bastion and city gate Canbulat is situated at the southeast corner of the city wall. Canbulat Gate is one of the most important defences against attacks from the sea. Loads of ammunition and weapons were stored there. During the Ottoman siege in 1571 the Venetians had put up a defence machine inside the gate. This was a construction similar to a windmill carrying scythes at the edges of the wings. When the wings turned the attacking soldiers were literally cut to pieces as they tried to enter the gate.