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The Best Crete Beaches: Kommos on the Gulf of Mesara

2021-02-18 by Phil Butler

One of our favorite places on Crete is the area around amazing Kommos Beach (or Komos) where few tourists visit.

Tags: beaches, Bunga Bunga, Cretan Beaches, Crete beaches, Crete destinations, famous beaches, Gulf of Mesara, Heraklion, Heraklion beaches, Heraklion prefecture, Hidden Crete, Kalamaki, Kommos, Kommos Beach, Kommos Palace, matala, Minoan archaeology, Minoan sites, Minoans, secluded beaches

‘The Islands of the Winds’ Exhibition Comes to Archaeological Museum of Mesara

2020-01-18 by Phil Butler

January 25th the exhibition “The islands of the winds” oens at the New Archaeology Museum of Mesara in Gortys, on Crete.

Tags: Aegean navigation, Bronze Age, Ephorate of Antiquities of Heraklion, Minoan archaeology, Minoan navy, Minoan ships, Minoans, Region of Crete, University of Heidelberg

Crete’s Chrysi Island Gives Up More Minoan Treasures

2019-11-05 by Phil Butler

Chrisi island

A recent archaeological dig on remote Chrysi Island has led to the discovery of some impressive findings from the Minoan era.

Tags: archaeological discovery, archaeology, architectural treasure, Chrysi Island, Greek Ministry of Culture, Minoan, Minoan archaeology, Minoan find, Minoan treasures

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