Ancient | East Crete Travel Guide

Kritsa

Kritsa is one of the oldest and most picturesque villages in Crete, Greece, built amphitheatrically on a rock hill, named Kastellos, surrounded by olive groves, at an altitude of 375 m. It is part of the municipality of Agios Nikolaos.…

Ancient Ambelos

The Hellenistic ancient city of Ambelos or Xerokambos is located 1 km southeast of Xerokambos village and 29 km south of Palekastro, East Crete. Recent surface excavations have proven that the area has been populated since the prehistoric times and is…

Etia Venetian Villa or Villa De Mezzo

Etia is a small settlement situated in the Municipality of Lefki. It's 2 kms far from the village of Papagianades and 22km south of Sitia, driving to the village of Armeni on the Ziros-Chandras Plateau. In a Venetian census in…

Voila Medieval village and Tower

The village of Voila is 1km away from the village of Chandras on the Ziros-Chandras Plateau, 25 km south of Sitia. It is a medieval deserted village protected by the Archaeological Offices of Eastern Crete. Passing through the village’s alleys…

Gournia archaeological site

Gournia is located on the old road between Agios Nikolaos and Ierapetra, about 1 + 1/2 hours from Heraklion, and about 30-40 minutes from both Agios and Ierapetra. It is accessible by bus or rental car, or for the more…

Pachia Ammos Beach and Village

Pachia Ammos is situated in the northern part of the county of Ierapetra. It covers the area from the western slope of the mountain "Thripti" to the coast at the creek of the gulf of Mirabello. Pachia Ammos is situated on…

Azoria archaeological site

Azoria is an archaeological site on a double-peaked hill overlooking the Gulf of Mirabello in eastern Crete in the Greek Aegean. "Azoria" is a local toponym, not apparently an ancient place name or epigraphically-attested Greek city. Located about 1 km…

Minoan settlement of Kastro

Kavousi Kastro is an archaeological site in eastern Crete, about 5km (or 16 km through Melisses and Tsamandis village) southeast of the modern village of Kavousi, a historic village in the municipality of Ierapetra in the prefecture of Lasithi. Situated on…

Vrondas Ancient site

Vrondas by Kavousi village, is an archaeological site in eastern Crete, Greece, located about 3.50 km south of the modern village of Kavousi, a historic village in the municipality of Ierapetra in the prefecture of Lasithi.It is situated in the…

Ancient Itanos

Itanos is a city-harbour located 9km far from Palekastro village, Eastern Crete. The site had an important maritime role as revealed by Herodotus. The author mentions the significance of the city in the Greek colonization of Cyrene in Lybia. The…