Hidden gem
Apodoulou Minoan Settlement
A Minoan settlement on a pass to the Messara.
Archaeological sites · Amari
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 Villa of Makrigialos
A small Minoan palace by the sea.
Archaeological sites · Ierapetra
Hidden gem
Agia Hydroelectric Station
An early 20th century power station by Lake Agia.
Museums · Platanias
Hidden gem
Exakousti Monastery
A monastery with views over the south coast.
Churches & monasteries · Ierapetra
Hidden gem
Vrachasi Folk House
A traditional home in Vrachasi.
Museums · Agios Nikolaos
Hidden gem
Platyskinos Tholos Tomb
Bronze Age tomb near Sitia.
Archaeological sites · Sitia
Hidden gem
Zakros Natural History Museum
Geology of eastern Crete.
Museums · Sitia
Hidden gem
Zakros Watermills Museum
Restored watermills.
Museums · Sitia
73 to 80 of 80tal
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