After Byzantium fell to the Crusaders, Crete was given to their leader, Boniface of Montferrat, who immediately sold it to Venice for 1,000 silver marks, ushering in a new era.
Venice bought Crete for 1,000 silver marks from Boniface of Montferrat.
The coastline between the Touques and Dives rivers is made up of empty rocky cliffs and nothing else.