At a distance of 10 kilometers south of the city of Rethymno, next to the village of the same name and in a wonderful forest of oak trees, the famous Armenian cemetery dating back to the Late Minoan period (13th / 12th century BC) has been discovered. The systematic excavation research that began in
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Axos or Osxos Mylopotamos. Northwest of Anogeia, on the slopes of a hill near the present village of the same name. A city with a fortified citadel, which flourished in the 7th and 6th centuries BC. Temple of Apollo or Athena of those years on the acropolis. Also, a temple of Aphrodite from
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Excavations in the area of Eleftherna began in 1985, when the Department of Archeology and Art History of the University of Crete decided to investigate and bring to light the ancient city known from philological evidence. A small area of research had been carried out in the area in 1929 by the
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In Perama Mylopotamos, an important underground vaulted tomb with a circular burial chamber lined with large slab-like stones built with an exhorbital structure system was discovered in 1997. The tomb road leading to the chamber is downhill and quite long (about 14 meters long) and it is also
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In today's Thronos village, at a distance of 33 kilometers SE of Rethymno, in the position of Kefala, archaeological research has revealed remains of the ancient city of Syvritos. Findings from the excavations, including coins from the ancient city, are exhibited at the Archaeological Museum of
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Ano Malaki Ruins of a two-aisled early Christian basilica. Armeni Extensive Late Minoan cemetery (1450 - 1200 BC) 220 carved chamber tombs, arranged in clusters, and one vaulted. Among the numerous findings (ceramics, weapons, tools, jewelry) the most important are the clay sarcophagi (urns) with
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