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Ancient Greek and Roman sacred sites in Crete, Greece
Explore 13 Ancient Greek and Roman sacred places in Crete, Greece, with mapped locations and detailed site guides.
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Diktaion Andron Cave
Part of Mt. Dicti
Psichro, Crete, Greece
High on the slopes of Mount Dicte, above the enclosed bowl of the Lassithi Plateau, the Diktaion Andron opens into the limestone of Crete like a wound in the surface of...
Kamares Cave
Tybakio Municipal Unit, Crete, Greece
High on the southern face of Mount Ida, the highest mountain in Crete, a vast arched entrance opens into the mountain at nearly 1,700 meters....
Knossos
Heraklion Municipal Unit, Crete, Greece
Knossos rises from the hills south of Heraklion on Crete, the ceremonial and sacred heart of the Minoan civilization....
Lato
Agios Nikolaos Municipal Unit, Crete, Greece
High on a mountain saddle in eastern Crete, the ruins of Lato spread across a ridge overlooking the Gulf of Mirabello....
Mt. Dicti
Psichro, Crete, Greece
Mount Dikti rises 2,148 meters above eastern Crete, anchoring a sacred landscape that spans eight millennia of continuous human reverence....
Mt. Ida
Kouroutes, Crete, Greece
Mount Ida rises 2,456 meters above central Crete, the island's highest point and one of the most layered sacred landscapes in the Mediterranean....
Mt. Juktas Minoan Peak Sanctuary, Crete
Archanes Municipal Unit, Crete, Greece
Mount Juktas rises 811 meters above the Cretan lowlands, its summit crowned by the remains of the most important peak sanctuary in Minoan civilization and a Venetian-era...
Mt. Kofinas Minoan Peak Sanctuary, Crete
Kofinas Municipal Unit, Crete, Greece
At 1,231 metres, Mt. Kofinas rises as the highest peak of the Asterousia range, the southernmost mountain chain in Europe....
Palace of Knossos
Part of Knossos
Heraklion Municipal Unit, Crete, Greece
The Palace of Knossos spreads across a low hill five kilometers south of Heraklion, the ceremonial and sacred center of the first advanced civilization to emerge in Europe....
Petsofas Minoan Peak Sanctuary
Itanos Municipal Unit, Crete, Greece
Petsofas rises above the eastern Cretan coast near Palekastro, a modest summit that served for centuries as one of the most important peak sanctuaries of the Minoan...
Pyrgos Minoan Temple
Ierapetra Municipal Unit, Crete, Greece
On a steep hill above the south coast of Crete, the ruins of Myrtos-Pyrgos hold the remains of a Bronze Age settlement that flourished for nearly eight centuries....
Traostalos Minoan Peak Sanctuary
Itanos Municipal Unit, Crete, Greece
On a windswept plateau at 515 meters above the southeastern coast of Crete, Minoan worshippers climbed for five hundred years to leave clay figurines, model ships, and...
Tylissos Minoan Temple
Tylissos Municipal Unit, Crete, Greece
In the foothills southwest of Heraklion, the ruins of three grand Minoan villas stand among olive groves at the edge of the modern village of Tylissos....
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