Minoan shipyard of Agioi Theodoroi

Archaeological site of Roman Gortyna

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.

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.