Venizelos graves, the graves of Eleftherios Venizelos and Sofoklis Venizelos, situated in an excellent location of the hill of Prophet Elias, in Akrotiri peninsula, just 5 km east from the city of Chania, Crete.
Both Venizelos graves, next to each other, are in a beautiful park created with gardens, paved paths, stairs, terraces and benches under the shade of pine trees, but what gives awful beauty to this place, are the panoramic views in the sea area, the city of Chania and the whole region.
Eleftherios Venizelos expressed the desire, this place
to be his final resting place, just a few kilometers away
from his home located in the district of Chalepa, in Chania.
Right next to the grave of the ethnarch, the eulogy has
been written, which was his oration to the Greek Parliament,
in April 1932.
THE
DECEASED WAS A TRUE MAN WITH COURAGE AND CONFIDENCE
FOR
HIMSELF AND FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WAS INVITED TO GOVERN MAYBE
HE MADE A LOT OF
MISTAKES BUT NEVER LACKED THE COURAGE
NEVER BEEN A FATALIST BECAUSE
WASN'T EXPECTING FROM FATE
TO SEE HIS COUNTRY BEING ADVANCED HOWEVER PUT AT
ITS
SERVICE ALL THE FIRE HE HAD EVERY MENTAL AND PHYSICAL
STRENGTH.
ELEFTHERIOS VENIZELOS - ORATION TO THE PARLIAMENT IN APRIL 1932
In 1964, next to his father's grave, built the grave of
Sofoklis Venizelos, who served as Prime Minister of
Greece.
Just a few meters away from the Venizelos graves are...
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