1. Heraklion
(Crete/Articles)

...toring the deposed Byzantine emperor Isaac II Angelus to his throne. The Venetians improved on the ditch by building enormous fortifications, most of which are still in place, including a giant wall, ...

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

... the other palaces of Minoan Crete, was destroyed three times before it was rebuilt on the ruins of the old buildings in 1700 BC. Aesthetically, Phaistos is built on the most spectacular setting of a...

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

... the Palace of Minos. The term palace may be misleading: in modern English, it usually refers to an elegant building used to house a head of state or similar. Knossos was a complex collection of over ...

4. Rethymno
(Crete/Articles)

...rely built by Venetians.   The town still maintains its old aristocratic appearance, with its buildings dating from the 16th century, arched doorways, stone staircases, Byzantine and Hel...

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

...rvice. It housed the valuable finds from Crete until 1937, when the construction of the modern, antiseismic building was begun. Thanks to the efforts of Prof. Nicolaos Platon, the treasures of the mus...

6. Museums of Crete
(Static Content)

...rvice. It housed the valuable finds from Crete until 1937, when the construction of the modern, antiseismic building was begun. Thus the museum today has twenty rooms in all, containing artefacts from...