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

...an give calendar dates for the Minoan period, archaeologists use two systems of relative chronology. The first, created by Evans and modified by later archaeologists, is based on pottery styles. It di...

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

...late neolithic era 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...

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

...ssos were discovered in 1878 by Minos Kalokairinos, a Cretan merchant and antiquarian. He conducted the first excavations, which brought to light part of the storage magazines in the west wing and a ...

4. Cretan Literature
(Crete/Articles)

...otokritos is undoubtedly the masterpiece of the Cretan literature. According to some philologists, the first works of Modern Greek were written in the Cretan dialect during the 16th century (others ...

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

...ete hosts the most important and representative finds of the Minoan civilization. The foundation of the first museum (1904-1912) is owed to the efforts of two Cretan archaeologists, Joseph Chatzidaki...

6. Crete holidays
(Crete/Articles)

...to visit. From historical view it is the most significant of the Greek islands since European culture first developed here over 4000 years with the Minoan civilisation.    There are many ...

7. Crete History
(Static Content)

... Arabs in 824, and stayed under it for 137 years. During those years the city of Heraklion was founded, first called Handak. In 1204, the Venetians conquered the island of Crete; they fortified ol...

8. Museums of Crete
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... It houses the most important and representative finds of the Minoan civilization. The foundation of the first museum (1904-1912) is owed to the efforts of two Cretan archaeologists, Joseph Chatzidaki...

9. Crete travel guide
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...s to visit. From historical view it is the most significant of the Greek islands since European culture first developed here over 4000 years with the Minoan civilisation.  There are many reasons...

10. Crete History
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... Arabs in 824, and stayed under it for 137 years. During those years the city of Heraklion was founded, first called Handak. In 1204, the Venetians conquered the island of Crete; they fortified ol...

11. Museums of Crete
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... It houses the most important and representative finds of the Minoan civilization. The foundation of the first museum (1904-1912) is owed to the efforts of two Cretan archaeologists, Joseph Chatzidaki...

12. Crete travel guide
(Static Content)

...s to visit. From historical view it is the most significant of the Greek islands since European culture first developed here over 4000 years with the Minoan civilisation.  There are many reasons...

13. Thrapsano thourgh words and pictures
(Web Links / Cretan Tradition)

"Thrapsano through... words and pictures" first upload: the village of Thrapsano, historical data, demographic data, myths and traditions, Thrapsanon map, the Municipality of Thrapsanos, the history o

14. Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO)
(Web Links / Tourism Institutions)

...ourism Organisation (GNTO) is a Public Entity (PE) supervised by the Ministry of Tourism. The GNTO was first established in 1927 and re-established in 1950 by Emergency Act 1565/50, ratified by law ...