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The Eerily Appealing Beauty of Crete’s Spinalonga Islet

2019-07-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Spinalonga Islet

Nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the island of Spinalonga is a picturesque and eerily beautiful Crete treasure.

Tags: Agios Nikolaos, Agios Nikolaos attractions, Crete archaeology, Crete attractions, Crete Region, Crete sites, Spinalonga Island, Spinalonga Islet, Spinalonga leper colony, Spinalonga lepers, Spinalonga UNESCO

Last Battle of the Minoans: Crete’s Bid for UNESCO Recognition

2019-02-08 by Phil Butler

Sarpedon

A pitched battle is being waged over the inclusion of ancient Minoan palaces as UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Tags: Crete archaeology, Crete sites, Galatas, Greece, Heraklion, Heraklion Museum, Knossos, Kommos, Minoan Civilization, Minoans, Myrsini Zorba, Nikos Igoumenidis, UNESCO, World heritage Sites

Crete’s Sacred Caves – Part I

2018-05-31 by Phil Butler

Sacred Caves of Crete

The legends and spiritual wonders of Crete may never be fully uncovered. Then again, when local peasants in 1883 discovered ancient votive objects in the now famous Dictaean Cave no modern archaeologist had a clue of Crete’s hidden treasures.

Tags: Agia Paraskevi, Amari Valley, Arkalochori Axe, Cave of Eileithya, Cave of Zeus, Crete mythology, Crete sites, Eileithya, Fylakes Cave, Kamares, Lassithi Plateau, Minoan Civilization, Minoan Crete, Minoan sites, mythology, Nida Plateau, Phaistos, Phaneromeni, Psychro Cave, religious sites, sacred Crete

The Truth of Knossos: Discovering What the Eteocretans Knew

2014-08-09 by Phil Butler

Knossos outside Heraklion

Entering the site at Knossos for the first time, I was immediately captivated by an unexpected experience. The 70s-ish architecture in the welcome area outside the palace, these too spoke to me from a special place. Knossos, you see, it’s one of those sites one cannot forget, but for mysterious reasons. Let me show you a bit of one of Greece and Crete’s most underestimated treasures, the lost and found Palace of the Minoan civilization.

Tags: archeology, crete, Crete attractions, Crete sites, Eteocretans, Heraklion sites, Knossos, Minoans, Royal Road

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Some people come to Crete to be seen — to sip their espressos beside ruins, to hashtag sunsets, to act like this island owes them enlightenment on a schedule. But the real seekers, the ones with dust in their pockets and silence on their mind, don’t want spectacle. They want distance, erasure, and a kind […]

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UNESCO Inclusion for Minoan Palaces in Crete

2025-07-14 By Mihaela Lica Butler

UNESCO inclusion of six Minoan palaces in Crete—Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, Zakros, Zominthos, and Kydonia—was officially confirmed during the 47th World Heritage Committee meeting.

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Crete Weddings Take Center Stage as Tourists Race to Summer Discounts

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Tourists in Crete are poised for the summer sales, seeking deals on clothing, shoes and jewelry for Crete weddings and social gatherings.

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UNESCO Listens—At Last: The Minoan Flame of Crete Burns Eternal

2025-07-13 By Mihaela Lica Butler

UNESCO officially listed six Minoan palace monuments from Crete as World Heritage Sites during the 47th World Heritage Committee meeting.

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