Archaeological Sites

The Minoan Palace of Zakros is located in the far east side of Crete in the prefecture of Lasithi. The closest town is Sitia...

Gorge of the Dead or Dead's Gorge as it is also know is a gorge and an archaeological site located in the area of...

The Archaeological Site of Palaikastro is situated at the northernmost edge of the eastern coast of Crete around 20 km away from the town...

The town of Malia lies 34 km east of Heraklion and is one of the popular tourist attractions in Crete. The Minoan city of...

Lissos is an ancient city close to the harbor village of Sougia located around 70 km south of Chania. It was one of the ports for Elyros one...

Itanos is an archaeological site of the ancient harbour town and is located 25 km east of Sitia. Itanos flourished from the Minoan until the...

In ancient times, Matala was the port of the ancient city of Phaistos during the Minoan period. After the destruction of Phaistos, Matala was occupied by the...

Falassarna was an ancient harbor town and played a significant part in ancient Crete. Even though the excavations have not yet been finalized, there are...

Aptera is one of the most significant archaeological sites in Crete. It is located 15 km east of Chania on the way to Rethymno and Heraklion.The...