1. Minoan Civilization on Crete
(Crete History/Articles)

... destroyed. But with the start of the Neopalatial period, population increased again, the palaces were rebuilt on a larger scale and new settlements were built all over the island. This period (the 17...

2. Heraklion
(Crete/Articles)

...rt. The present city of Heraklion was founded in 824 AD by the Saracens (an Arabic Muslim people). They built a moat around the city for protection, and named the city خندق &#...

3. Phestos
(Places to visit on Crete/Archaeological sites on Crete)

...a with several well organized settlements on the hill and the surrounding area, and the first palace was built around 2000 BC. Excavations have unearthed a rich historical strata, and some ruins date ...

4. Chania
(Crete/Articles)

...urban area was developed. It used to be surrounded by the old Venetian fortifications that started to be built in 1538; of them the eastern and western parts have survived. From the south, the old tow...

5. Knossos
(Places to visit on Crete/Archaeological sites on Crete)

...tion today, as it is near the main city of Heraklion and has been substantially if imaginatively "rebuilt", making the site accessible to the casual visitor in a way that a field of unmarked...

6. Fragokastelo Castle
(Places to visit on Crete/Traditional sites to visit on Crete)

...ra Sfakion  on Chania region Fragokastelo, is the site of the old Castel Franco (Franchise Castle), built by the Venetians in 1371 as a defense against pirates, turcs and Cretan rebels. On severa...

7. Rethymno
(Crete/Articles)

... Rethymno Prefecture in the island of Crete Greece Rethymno is a city of about 40,000 people, . It was built in antiquity (ancient ), even though it has never been a competitive to Minoan civilizati...

8. Tylissos
(Places to visit on Crete/Archaeological sites on Crete)

Tylissos  The houses of Tylissos were built during the LM I period (16th-15th century B.C.) on Crete Greece. Additions were made on House A in the LM II (15th-14th century B.C.) and on House C du

9. Lassithi traditional windmills
(Places to visit on Crete/Traditional sites to visit on Crete)

... the original 26), 7 of which extend to the south of the road that enters the plateau while the rest are built to the north of it. All the mills belong to the one-sided type of windmill, that grinds i...

10. Aptera
(Places to visit on Crete/Archaeological sites on Crete)

...alliance with Knossos. One of the most important cities in the northern coast of western Crete, it was built in upland (231m. height) near the sea. It is at Souda gulf, between the capes of Kyamos a...

11. Crete History
(Static Content)

...inoan civilization started, one of the most important civilizations of the world (2600-1150 BC). They built palace-states, the famous and superb palaces of Knossos, Phaistos, Malia and Zakros and e...

12. Museums of Crete
(Static Content)

...elongs to the Philanthropic Institutions A. and M. Kalokairinou. It was designed by L. Kantantzoglou and built in 1870, in the place of an older mansion. It was fired by the Turks during the events of...

13. Crete History
(Static Content)

...inoan civilization started, one of the most important civilizations of the world (2600-1150 BC). They built palace-states, the famous and superb palaces of Knossos, Phaistos, Malia and Zakros and e...

14. Museums of Crete
(Static Content)

...elongs to the Philanthropic Institutions A. and M. Kalokairinou. It was designed by L. Kantantzoglou and built in 1870, in the place of an older mansion. It was fired by the Turks during the events of...