Hidden gem
Archaeological Museum of Ierapetra
Finds from the south east.
Museums · Ierapetra
History & culture
Minoan palaces, museums, monasteries, castles
Crete was the centre of the Minoan civilisation, Europe’s first advanced Bronze Age culture, and later ruled by Romans, Byzantines, Venetians and Ottomans. You can walk through Minoan palaces in the morning, a Venetian harbour at lunchtime and a monastery that symbolises Cretan independence in the afternoon.
Hidden gem
Minoan Town of Vasiliki
An early Minoan settlement.
Archaeological sites · Ierapetra
Hidden gem
Fournou Korifi
An early Minoan settlement near Myrtos.
Archaeological sites · Ierapetra
Hidden gem
Pyrgos Myrtos
A Minoan villa on a hill.
Archaeological sites · Ierapetra
Hidden gem
Minoan Villa of Makrigialos
A small Minoan palace by the sea.
Archaeological sites · Ierapetra
Hidden gem
Exakousti Monastery
A monastery with views over the south coast.
Churches & monasteries · Ierapetra
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