The archaeological site of Gournia is of great interest to the visitor since it is a place of strong archaeological importance. In the excavations, a medium-sized settlement of the Minoan heyday has been found and for this reason it has been called "Pompeii of Minoan Crete". It is built on a hill
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16 km NW of Agios Nikolaos. The archaeological site of this ancient Greek city includes two acropolises and between them an archaic era market south of the market a geometric era temple the Delphinio, dedicated to Apollo and a large tank dug between the end of the 3rd and the beginning of the 2nd
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The fourth largest palace of Minoan Crete. It is located in a strategic point of Eastern Crete and was the center of commercial transactions with Eastern countries. The oldest palace was built in 1900 BC. and the newest around 1600 BC. It was destroyed in 1450 BC, like all Minoan centers. The
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Finds from a large city of Greco-Roman times. 117 km southeast of Agios Nikolaos, the excavations brought to light a luxurious Minoan palace, the fourth in importance, and rich findings housed in the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion. This palace, which occupied an area of 7000-8000 m2 and
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15 km west of Agios Nikolaos are spread out on the slopes of two citadels the ruins of ancient Latous, one of the strongest cities of Crete, founded in the 7th century. BC The area includes ruins of walls, houses and shops built in a hollow and in different periods. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
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To the west of Ierapetra is the coastal village of Myrtos. It got its name from Myrtia (or Myrthia) that grows in the area. The archaeological dig brought to light an important Proto-Minoan settlement (2800-2200 BC) at the "Fourno Korifi" location, 3.5 km from the current village, on a hill 66 m
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At the site of Lenika on the road from Agios Nikolaos to Elounda, a temple of Aphrodite and Ares was excavated, from Hellenistic times. The temple was preceded by a sanctuary of the geometric times. The sunken ancient city of Olus is located on the isthmus that connects the mainland with the
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The archaeological site of Palaikastro is located at the northernmost point of the eastern coast of Crete and is 90 km from Agios Nikolaos. The ancient city covered an area of more than 50,000 square meters, was densely populated and had no external walls. The archaeological dig of British
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3 km east of Sitia, the Hellenistic city of Trypitos was discovered, which is probably identified with the ancient city of Itia (or Itis). The city (mid 4th-mid 1st century BC), built on a mound, occupied the entire Trypitos peninsula. To the south it was protected by a strong wall made of irregular
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Agia Fotia One of the largest cemeteries of the prehistoric Aegean. It extends in a coastal location near Sitia and dates back to the Proto-Minoan period (3000 - 2300 BC). Most of the tombs were carved into the rock, in the shape of the primitive chamber tomb. The findings reveal strong
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