Ancient East Crete – Archaeology, Culture and History in Sitia, Ierapetra, Palekastro, Kato Zakros, Agios Nikolaos
Expanding on the initial overview, the archaeological site of Knossos is a complex palatial city that served as the nerve center of the Minoan world. To understand Knossos, one must look at it as a living entity that evolved over…
Perched on the Kephala hill near Heraklion, Crete, Knossos isn't just an archaeological site; it’s a portal to a world that feels both impossibly ancient and surprisingly modern. As the ceremonial and political center of the Minoan civilization, it is…
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.…
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 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…
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 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 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 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…
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…
