Fourni
Location near Kato Archanes Activities Hiking, mountain biking Archaeological Significance Largest prehistoric cemetery in the Aegean (2400 B.C.…
Knossos
Location 5 km southeast of Heraklion Timeline Inhabited from the 7th millennium to Roman times Architecture Multi-story palace covering 22,000 sq.m.…
Heraklion Archaeological Areas
Phaistos
Location Tymbaki, 63 km southwest of Heraklion History Inhabited from the Neolithic period to the Minoan palaces era Palaces The first palace was built in…
Heraklion Archaeological Areas
Ancient city of Gortys
The archaeological site of the ancient city of Gortys or Gortina is 45 kilometers in the south of Heraclion, in the west side of the Agioi Deka settlement. The…
Heraklion Archaeological Areas
Vakiotes
A rock appears between olive trees in the Sokara area and some wine presses and rooms are carved on it. They were used as safe-keeping places and this is the archaeological…
Heraklion Archaeological Areas
Rizinia
The ruins of the ancient city of Rizinia are on the Patella hill, 2 kilometers from Prinias. The city flourished as an independent community from the Sub-Minoan…
