Knossos & Lasithi Plateau: Land of Zeus, Villages, Olive Oil Tour (202 reviews) From Heraklion: Deluxe Crete Shore Excursion with Knossos Palace ...

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Between about 3000 and 1100 B.C., the Minoans created one of the first complex European cultures on the island of Crete — leaving ... The ancient palace Knossos is the best known example of ...

including the magnificent Palace of Knossos, seat of the legendary King Minos. More recent archaeological digs have demonstrated that Crete was widely urbanized during this period and that Knossos ...

Wherever you walk in Crete, however, sooner or later you’ll come across evidence of the Bronze Age Minoans. You’ll be walking ...

Recent visitors highly recommend visiting both of these places, as some artifacts featured were excavated from the Palace of Knossos. From Heraklion: Deluxe Crete Shore Excursion with Knossos ...

Crete is a gateway to some of Europe’s most famous beaches. The pink sand of Elafonisi Beach contrasts dramatically with ...

Thought to be thousands of years old, the Palace of Knossos is one of Crete's most famous sites Credit: Getty For many visitors the star attraction is Corfu Old Town, a Unesco heritage site of ...