CRETE - KNOSSOS
Crete´s greatest attraction is indisputably Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete located just 5 km outside Heraklion.
The most interesting ruins are the reconstructed palace and the regions round it, including the Propulaea, the long passageways, the strorehouses, porches and courtyards.
The entry fee was 8 euro and you can walk around as long as you want. I love to feel the atmospere and imagine who lived here many years ago. It is believed that the first palace complex of Knossos was probably built in the 19th century BC and was destroyed in the 17 th BC in a remarkable, functional way.
The Palace of Minos included the magnificant pillared sets of stairs, the maize of rooms, and the throne-room of the oldest great kingdoms of Europe.
To be here in November was actually great, it was warm but not too hot, the temperature in Summer can be about 40 degrees at this place. I would stay and explore the palace much longer but we are also going to see a cute town by the sea the same day.
So we decided to skipp having coffee at the beautiful cafe and we are heading off to Agios Nikolaos.
The most interesting ruins are the reconstructed palace and the regions round it, including the Propulaea, the long passageways, the strorehouses, porches and courtyards.
The entry fee was 8 euro and you can walk around as long as you want. I love to feel the atmospere and imagine who lived here many years ago. It is believed that the first palace complex of Knossos was probably built in the 19th century BC and was destroyed in the 17 th BC in a remarkable, functional way.
The Palace of Minos included the magnificant pillared sets of stairs, the maize of rooms, and the throne-room of the oldest great kingdoms of Europe.
To be here in November was actually great, it was warm but not too hot, the temperature in Summer can be about 40 degrees at this place. I would stay and explore the palace much longer but we are also going to see a cute town by the sea the same day.
So we decided to skipp having coffee at the beautiful cafe and we are heading off to Agios Nikolaos.
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