Crete
Knossos
The first excavations were made in 1878 by Minoa Kalokairino . Later excavations followed by Englishman Sir Arthur Evans (1900-1919 and 1922-1930) which was discovered around the palace, which...
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The Venetian fortress KOULES located at the entrance of the Venetian harbor of Heraklion . It took its name from the Venetians founders who called it “Sea Fortress” (Castello...
More...Tomb of Nikos Kazantakis
Martinengo Bastion on the Venetian walls lies the tomb of Nikos Kazantzakis (1883-1957) the largest Cretan writer. Kazantzakis is recognized as one of the most important contemporary Greek writers...
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