Ancient sites

The Arkadi Monastery is located in Rethymno Prefecture, 25 km southeast of Rethymno. The Monastery is situated on a rectangular plateau on the northwest

Palekastro is a small village at the east end of the island Crete. It is also a historic site. Already in Minoan times the region

Ancient Gournia Gournia, situated at the Mirabello Gulf, is the most characteristic of the excavated medium-size settlements, dating back to

Mirabello Bay is an embayment of the Sea of Crete on the eastern part of Crete in present day Greece.

  Coordinates: 35°14′N 25°10′E Archanes is since the 2011 local government reform part of the municipality Archanes-Asterousia. Its population is

Malia is a coastal town which is part of the municipality Hersonissos. It lies 34 km east of Heraklion, the Cretan

Tylisos is a town part of the municipality Malevizi, in the Heraklion regional unit in Crete. It is an ancient

Matala is a village located 75 km south-west of Heraklion, Crete. Matala is part of the community of Pitsidia within the

Gortyn or Gortyna is a municipality and an archaeological site on the Mediterranean island of Crete, 45 km away from the

Coordinates: 35°17′52.66″N 25°9′47.36″E Knossos, also known as Labyrinth, or Knossos Palace, is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete