The Palace of Knossos Knossos, the famous Minoan Palace, is 5 kilometres southeast of Heraklion. In the valley of the river Kairatos, which rises in Archanes, runs through Knossos and reaches the sea at Katsabas, the Minoan harbour of Knossos, the river flowed in Minoan Times all year round and…
Gortys or Gortyn or Gortyna Gortys, also known as Gortyn or Gortyna, is one of the most important cities in Crete with a history of 6,000 years. It is also one of the most extensive archaeological sites in Greece. It lies in south central Crete in the fertile Mesara plain,…
The Minoan Palace of Phaistos in Crete The Minoan Palace of Phaistos, is located in the Messara Plain in south-central Crete, 55 kilometres south of Heraklion and it is one of the most important archaeological sites in Crete. The Minoan palace of Phaistos and the area surrounding it was a…