Knossos palace

Knossos Palace in Crete, Greece is the oldest ancient ruin in Crete. It is believed to originally been settled as early as 6700 BC.

La Crète réunit histoire et traditions, culture et nature, joies de la table et du partage. Que l’on plonge dans la mer ou dans l’Antiquité, que l’on coure ses chemins escarpés ou ses terrasses festives, l’île offre toutes ses richesses avec générosité.

Explore Dan & Luiza from TravelPlusStyle.com's 10634 photos on Flickr!

Discover the splendour of Knossos Palace, near Heraklion, famous for Theseus and the Minotaur and some of the finest artwork of Minoan Crete

Things To Do In Crete, Greece (21) #travel #traveltips #travelphotography #crete #greece #greecetravel

The Minoans were a powerful civilization on Crete, but they seem to have disappeared from history. New evidence may tell us what happened.

It’s the photogenic island that’s full of stories.

Minoan Urn 2: Colourful dolphins, coral and fish decorate this urn. It is a modern-day replica of a style that was produced in Minoan times. The original vases produced around the area of Santorini were used for storage of staples like olive oil, wine and almonds | Zografos Gallery…

Greece, Crete, Knossos, Palace of Minos, Verandah of the Royal Guard

This edited article about Crete originally appeared in Look and Learn issue number 238 published on 6 August 1966. A reconstruction of the Palace of Knossos by Harry Green The island of Crete, in the Aegean Sea, is barely 160 miles long by 35 miles wide. But it has an importance in history out of […]