Courtesy of Damian Entwistle Photo: The inscription on the tomb
Bleak house? Damian Entwistle finds a lesson at the tomb of Nikos Kazantzakis
‘Bold. Truthful. Penetrating.’
by Damian Entwistle
6th February 2026
When a visitor makes a circumnavigation of the Venetian walls of Heraklion, Crete, they come to the Martinengo Bastion. There they will find the tomb of Nikos Kazantzakis.
