Azoria
Archaic Greek city on a hill above Kavousi.
Ausgrabungsstätten · Ierapetra
Geschichte & Kultur
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.
Kales Fortress
The Venetian fort of Ierapetra.
Festungen & Burgen · Ierapetra
Geheimtipp
Archaeological Museum of Ierapetra
Finds from the south east.
Museen · Ierapetra
Geheimtipp
Minoan Town of Vasiliki
An early Minoan settlement.
Ausgrabungsstätten · Ierapetra
Geheimtipp
Fournou Korifi
An early Minoan settlement near Myrtos.
Ausgrabungsstätten · Ierapetra
Geheimtipp
Pyrgos Myrtos
A Minoan villa on a hill.
Ausgrabungsstätten · Ierapetra
Geheimtipp
Minoan Villa of Makrigialos
A small Minoan palace by the sea.
Ausgrabungsstätten · Ierapetra
Geheimtipp
Exakousti Monastery
A monastery with views over the south coast.
Kirchen & Klöster · Ierapetra