The archaeological site of Knossos is one of the most important Cretan monuments. There is evidence that this location was inhabited during the Neolithic Period (6000 B.C.). On the ruins of the neolithic settlement the first Minoan Palace was built...

A wonderful journey to the Minoan Civilization begins at Heraklion Archaeological Museum, a Special Regional Service of the Ministry of Culture. Its purpose is to acquire, safeguard, conserve, record, study, publish, display and promote Cretan...