LARGE PALAIS
Palace in Knossos, the most important power center of the Minoan period.Read more
ANCIENT SITE OF KAMIROS
Read moreArchaeological excavations on the Kamiros site were first carried out by a Franco-British team in the 1860s, then resumed by Italian archaeologists during the Fascist occupation of the 1920s. They revealed traces of the earliest human settlement dating back to the 14th century BC. However, it wasn't until the 7th and 6th centuries BC that the city, now a Dorian city, reached its true apogee. It became one of the three great cities of Rhodes, along with Ialyssos and Lindos, and was the first to mint coins on the island, a sign of its power and wealth. Kamiros fell into decline after the earthquakes of 226 BC and 142 BC. Today, the ruins can be visited in a site of touching beauty.
Excavations relaunched by the Italians in 1928 revealed the remains of three complexes, which can still be admired today: the Agora with its 3rd-century BC temple dedicated to Apollo, the temple of the gods, the temple of the gods, the temple of the gods, the temple of the gods, the temple of the gods and the temple of the godsC. temple dedicated to Apollo, its two sanctuaries and bathing establishments; a dense residential area, made up of successive houses organized along alleys, themselves crossed by a wider central avenue; the acropolis built as a three-level amphitheatre, with a particularly long Doric stoa (204 meters) dating from the 3rd century B.C. and a temple from the same period, dedicated to Athena. The latter was rebuilt after the earthquake of 226 BC on the foundations of a much older temple, probably dating from the 7th century BC.
AKROTIRI ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Archaeological site preserving the Minoan city of Akrotiri destroyed by a ...Read more
KOUROS D'APOLLONAS
The most important archaeological site of Naxos housing the giant kouros at ...Read more
RHODES ACROPOLIS
Read moreThe ancient Acropolis of Rhodes - not fortified - dominates the entire city. There were massive temples and all the places of power and public life of the city. The whole site dates from the late Hellenistic period (between the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC). The excavations began under the Italian occupation in 1912 but are still not completed. In particular, you will see an impressive reconstruction of the 210-metre-long stadium, a theatre that could accommodate 800 spectators and temples dedicated to Zeus and Athena.
ASCLEPIEION
Sanctuary of the healing god Asclepius where Hippocrates studied and ...Read more
RUINS OF THE OLD PORT
Remains of the ancient Roman port of Hersonissos.Read more
GORTYNE CITY
City of Gortyne containing the ruins of the basilica of Saint Titus, the ...Read more
ANCIENT CITY OF LISSOS
Ancient city of Lissos, once a port and hydrotherapy center, chapel near ...Read more
WESTERN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ZONE
Archaeological site with remains of a palestra, a stadium and houses ...Read more
CASA ROMANA
Patrician villa in the Greco-Roman city of Kos organized around three ...Read more
THERA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Superb archeological site with superb view overlooking the beautiful ...Read more
ROYAL VILLA
Palace in Agia Triada, one of the most luxurious buildings in Crete.Read more
ANCIENT CITY OF GURNIA (GURNIA MINOIKI POLISHED)
Ancient city preserved in Gournia near the isthmus of Ierapetra and ...Read more
VASSILIKI WEBSITE
Minoan site of the prepalatial period at Pachia Ammos.Read more