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Minoan palaces

Minoan Koumasa Site Open to Visitors Sunday, September 9

2022-09-09 by Phil Butler

koumasa cemetery

The Crete archaeological site of Minoan Koumasa will be open for visitors of all ages on Sunday, September 9, from 5 to 7 pm

Tags: archaeology, Diamantis Panagiotopoulos, Early Minoan, Early Minoan Cemetery, Koumasa, Minoan palaces, Minoans

Greek Culture Ministry Celebrates August Full Moon With Free Admissions

2021-08-18 by Phil Butler

Odeon

Greece’s Ministry of Culture has announced special events and free admission to archaeological sites and museums for August Full Moon 2021.

Tags: Acropolis Museum, Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, August events, August in Greece, concerts, crete, Greece concerts, Greece full moon, Greece museums, Greek Culture Ministry, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Culture and Sports, Minoan palaces, Minoans, music, Tylissos

Crete’s Malia Minoan Palace Flooded by Recent Torrential Rains

2020-11-16 by Argophilia Travel News

Malia Palace

The recent torrential rains that damaged much of Crete flooded the ancient workshops excavated at the Minoan Palace at Malia.

Tags: Crete antiquity, Crete UNESCO, Lina Mendoni, Malia floods, Malia Minoan Palace, Malia Palace, Minoan palaces, Minoans

Archaeologists Unearth New Discoveries at Zominthos Minoan Palace Site

2020-10-05 by Phil Butler

Zominthos

Archaeologists excavating at the Zominshos Minoan site atop Crete’s Mount Psiloritis, have reported fascinating new finds at the dig.

Tags: crete, lost palaces, Minoan Civilization, Minoan palaces, Minoans, Mt. Ida, neopalatial, old palace period, Psilopritis Mountain, Yannis Sakellarakis, Zominthos, Zominthos Minoan Palace

Heraklion MP Nikos Igoumenidis Reexamines Knossos UNESCO Bid

2020-09-24 by Argophilia Travel News

Minoan Palace at Knossos

Heraklion MP Nikos Igoumenidis pursues definate answers from Culture Minnister Mendoni on the Knossos UNESCO candidacy.

Tags: Crete leaders, Culture Minister, Heraklion MP, Knossos, Lina Mendoni, Minoan Crete, Minoan palaces, Nikos Igoumenidis, Syriza, UNESCO sites, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Region of Crete and “Diazoma” To Cooperate for Upgrading Minoan Palaces

2020-05-07 by Phil Butler

Knossos

The Region of Crete and the association “Diazoma” have just signed a memorandum of cooperation for promoting and upgrading the Minoan Palaces.

Tags: Costas Fasoulakis, crete, Crete attractions, Crete tours, cultural heritage, Diazoma, Fasoulakis Costas, heritage, Knossos, Kostas Fasoulakis, Kriti, Minoan Crete, Minoan palaces, Minoans, Region of Crete, Stavros Arnaoutakis, Stavros Benno

Two Days Staring Into the Eternal On Incredible Crete

2019-01-18 by Phil Butler

Paul Butler

Crete is a multifaceted mystery, a layer cake of human civilization made up of more than 5,000 years of history, tradition, and culture. A recent trip to a lost Minoan city proves once more, the treasure of the island is an eternity of peace.

Tags: Arkalochori, crete, Crete villages, Galatas, Heraklion prefecture, Minoan Civilization, Minoan palaces, MM IIB, Palace at Galatas, Protopalatial, The Little Olive Tree Tavern, Το μουρέλο του Λαδωμένου

New Minoan Tombs Unearthed at Sitia

2017-09-20 by Phil Butler

The Pre- and Protopalatial cemetery at Petras, Siteia. (ca 2800-1900 BC)

Archaeologists here on Crete have unearthed Minoan tombs at least 3,000 years old. At a cemetery from the Bronze Age, two more graves were discovered at the Petras Palace site near Sitia in the far east of the island.

Tags: crete, Crete archaeology, Incredible Crete, Metaxia Tsipopoulou, Minoan palaces, Petras Excavations, Petras Palace, Sitia

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