Frangokastello

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Frangokastello
Φραγκοκάστελλο
Frangokastello, Crete
Frangokastello castle (2007)
Frangokastello
Coordinates	35°10′55″N 24°14′03″E / 35.18205°N 24.23414°E / 35.18205; 24.23414
Type	castle
Site information
Owner	Greek Ministry of Culture
Controlled by	Venetian Republic 1371–1669  Ottoman Empire 1669–1830  Egypt 1830–1840  Ottoman Empire 1840–1898  Cretan State 1898–1913
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	ruin
Site history
Built by	Venetian Republic
Materials	hewn stone (ashlar)

Frangokastello (Greek: Φραγκοκάστελλο) is the location of a castle and scattered settlement on the south coast of Crete, Greece, about 12 km (7.5 miles) east of Chora Sfakion and within the prefecture of Chania.

Frangokastello has an extensive, sheltered and gently shelving sandy beach, which has provided the basis for a low key tourist industry in recent years. Tourist accommodation is scattered over the flat plain around the castle, but the area's relative remoteness has discouraged major development.