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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.

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Chania 45 Rethymno 30 Heraklion 54 Lasithi 45
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