Knossos Palace
The largest Bronze Age site on Crete and the ceremonial and political heart of Minoan civilisation.
Ausgrabungsstätten · Heraklion
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Heraklion Archaeological Museum
One of Europe’s great museums, home to the world’s finest collection of Minoan art.
Museen · Heraklion
Spinalonga Island
Venetian sea fortress that later became a leper colony until 1957.
Festungen & Burgen · Agios Nikolaos
Matala Beach & Caves
Sandy bay overlooked by cliffs honeycombed with ancient caves.
Sandstrände · Phaistos
Arkadi Monastery
Symbol of Cretan resistance and the 1866 revolt against Ottoman rule.
Kirchen & Klöster · Rethymno