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Archaeological sites
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↗Agia Fotia archaeological site
The Agia Fotia archaeological site is a place of great historical significance in Crete, revealing traces of human activity from the Early and Middle Minoan periods.
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↗Ancient Apollonia
The city of ancient Apollonia is located 20 km northwest of Heraklion, at the seaside village of Agia Pelagia and as it is believed it was inhabited for the first time in 2000 BC and ruined at 171 BC after an attack by the city of ancient Kidonia.
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↗Ancient Matala
The trademark of Matala is the ancient carved caves on the hillside of white tufa which stands majestically north of the beach.
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↗Archaeological site of Karfi
Karfi is a nail-shaped Mountain top which is located at Lasithiotika mountains south of Krasi village.
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↗Archaeological site of Kommos
At Kommos, above the famous beach in the south of the prefecture of Heraklion, there is the archaeological site of the Minoan city of Komos. Kommos in Minoan Crete was one of the two ports of the Minoan palace of Phaistos. Matala was the other one.
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↗Archaeological site of Tylissos
The ancient city of Tylisos was built 16 west of Heraklion a location that was chosen based on the fact that Tylisos was connecting Knossos with the west side of the town.
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↗Early Christian Basilica Poros Elounda
At Poros of Elounda, very close to the isthmus that connects the island of Elounda with the rest of Crete, are located the remains of an early Christian Basilica of the 5th century.
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↗Greek Arch
At the east side of Vryses village at Apokoron Chania, is located the monument of the Greek Arch that still remains from the Hellenistic period.
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↗Hellenistic town Trypitos
Very close to Karavopetra beach and 3 km east of Siteia at Trypitos peninsula a Hellenistic town was discovered which is spread through the whole peninsula.
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↗Malevizi archaeological collection
The Archaeological collection of Malevisi which is located in a specially adapted room at Gazi’s Municipality building hosts almost 500 findings and is open to the public since 2011.
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↗Minoan Villa of Sklavokambos
Minoan Palace of Sklavokampos which is located 8 km from Tylisos was discovered in 1930 during the construction of the road that connects Tylisos with Anogeia.
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