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

...k archaeologist Nicolas Platon, is based on the development of the architectural complexes known as "palaces" at Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, and Kato Zakros, and divides the Minoan period into...

2. Heraklion
(Crete/Articles)

...e most significant place to visit in Heraclion is Knossos.   Heraklion is close to the ruins of the palace of Knossos, which in Minoan times was the biggest centre of population on Crete. So it...

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

Phestos  The palace of Phaistos commands the Messara plain from its location on a low hill, and it is the second in size palace of Crete after Knossos. The site was inhabited since the late neol

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

... labourers as excavators and within a few months had uncovered a substantial portion of what he named the Palace of Minos. The term palace may be misleading: in modern English, it usually refers to an...

5. Archaeological museum of Heraklion
(Places to visit on Crete/Museums of Crete)

...y the Director, St. Alexiou. Thus the museum today has twenty rooms in all, containing artefacts from the palaces, houses, tombs and caves in Crete. The exhibiton of the museum is organized in chro...

6. Crete holidays
(Crete/Articles)

...s, traditional lifestyle, cretan hospitality, archaeological interest for the Minoan civilization and the palaces of Knossos and Phaistos, picturesque settlements,  the variety of the landscape a...

7. Crete History
(Static Content)

... 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 establ...

8. Museums of Crete
(Static Content)

...iseismic building was begun. Thus the museum today has twenty rooms in all, containing artefacts from the palaces, houses, tombs and caves in Crete. The exhibiton of the museum is organized in chronol...

9. Crete travel guide
(Static Content)

...s, traditional lifestyle, cretan hospitality, archaeological interest for the Minoan civilization and the palaces of Knossos and Phaistos, picturesque settlements,  the variety of the landscape a...

10. Crete History
(Static Content)

... 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 establ...

11. Museums of Crete
(Static Content)

...iseismic building was begun. Thus the museum today has twenty rooms in all, containing artefacts from the palaces, houses, tombs and caves in Crete. The exhibiton of the museum is organized in chronol...

12. Crete travel guide
(Static Content)

...s, traditional lifestyle, cretan hospitality, archaeological interest for the Minoan civilization and the palaces of Knossos and Phaistos, picturesque settlements,  the variety of the landscape a...