The most brilliant palatial center of Crete. It is the largest (20,000 m2) of all the Minoan power centers. The palace is built on a hill, in an area that was continuously inhabited from the Neolithic era to the pre-palatial years (7th - 3rd millennium BC). The first palace was built after 2000 BC.
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To the east of Malia is a Minoan palace. In the entire area there was a city in ancient times, with an unknown name today. In the archaeological writings it is listed as the palace of Malia. The area is today called Tarmaros and it is believed that this name is related to the name of the ancient
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THE PALACE OF FAISTOS The palace of Phaistos, one of the most important Minoan palaces and the second in size (about 18,000 m2) after that of Knossos, is built on a hill at the western end of the largest and richest Mesara plain. From this point, the local lord-king controlled not only the goods of
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It includes almost all the findings of the Minoan Civilization, ceramics, lithography, seal engraving, micro-sculpture, goldsmithing, metalwork, the wonderful wall paintings from the large and small palaces and the rich mansions and finally the unique stone sarcophagus of the Holy Trinity. Editor:
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It is colonized by the Dorians. It developed especially in the Hellenistic and Roman times. Its ruins to the W. of today's village of Agioi Deka, on both sides of the road from Heraklion to Moires. In the 7th century BC goes back to the temple of Athena on its acropolis, on which it was built in the
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It is located at a distance of 70 km from Heraklion in a dry and barren area full of Byzantine monuments. It is one of the most important monasteries of Crete with a history closely linked to the history of the small monasteries and hermitages of the area. It is of the fortress type with a large
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Close to Voros dominates the Monastery of Keras Eleousa, which was founded during the period of the Venetian occupation. The choice of the fortified site, the architectural type reminiscent of a fortress and the battlements on the eastern side of the enclosure suggest that at the time of its
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The Nikos Kazantzakis Museum pays tribute to the great man of the spirit, the writer, thinker, philosopher, politician, traveler, Nikos Kazantzakis. The Museum, which consists of a set of buildings, is located in the central square of the historical village of Varvaroi, today's Myrtia. The Museum's
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Matala is located 67 km southwest of Heraklion and is one of the most visited places. With a worldwide reputation, the area gathered hippies in the 70s where they lived in its famous caves. It presents a strong archaeological interest, since ancient shipwrecks and tombs from the Roman era have been
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