Romana Portela
Venetian monument
It is a Venetian monument of the 16th-17th century . you mention it as a monument in Gerolla, Most likely it was a house of a Venetian provost. The whole house has its Venetian refinement, although the Turks added their share of decoration. In general, the building is in a very good condition considering the time and the interventions it has undergone. and is listed in the Gerolla as a Venetian palazzo, i.e. an urban residence The outer door of the building stands majestic and imposing, made of flat rectangular stone carved in a rectangular frame with curved edges.
Choumeriakos because of its beautiful landscape and its location was the capital of the man Merabellos during the Venetian period and it was, as stated in the historical note kept in the parish of Choumeriakos, the feudal mansion of the Doge of the place The keys of the Roman portela are missing the earmark which is probably lost or stolen since it was seized by the Turks.
Folktale
As Dialinomichalis informs us in his answers in his epic drama Kritsotopoula and the tradition of the villagers confirms it, Hursit Pasha lived there and kidnapped her by force and wanted to marry her and after disarming him, she killed him and climbed the mountains of Lassithi, where she met Captain Kazani who was the terror and fear of the Turks of the region, like Spanomanolis who was later killed at Kritsa.


