Knossos
Knossos, the largest Minoan palace on Crete. Its history, excavations and restorations with a visit of the palace grounds together with many pictures and video. Knossos is located about 3 …
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Palace of Malia
Visit to the Palace of Malia. A turn-off left behind the modern town of Malia on the highway from Heraklion to Aghios Nikolaos ends up in the archaeological site of …
Festos
Palace of Festos overlooking the Mesara plain. Directions, history and visit of the particularly impressive site which, unlike Knossos, have not been changed. After about 4 1/4 miles (7 km) …
Arhanes, south of Heraklion
Sightseeing of the wine region south of Heraklion: the Aqueduct, burial ground at Fourni, Arhanes and Minoan megaron of Vathypetro. Sightseeing south of Heraklion: Aqueduct of Heraklion If one drives …
Zakros
Palace of Zakros and Dead’s Gorge. In the area of Pano and Kato Zakros (‘upper’ and ‘lower’ Zakros), there were in the Protopalatial from 1900-1700 BC. a wide, large settlement, …