Gortyn

Why go

This record is the archaeological site of the ancient city; the Gortyn law code is an inscription at the site, not a separate place. Hellenic Heritage says Gortys was a Minoan town that continued to flourish in the Roman period, and lists remains from the Minoan villa at Kania and the temple of the Pythian Apollo to the Roman Odeon, the Praetorium, seat of the Roman governor, and the basilica of Saint Titus. The same page says the Great Inscription, the city's civil law inscribed in the Doric dialect around 450 BC, is in part on the walls of the Odeon. OpenStreetMap maps the remains as four separate areas, so XTOUR's point is a general location for the site between them, not a place to arrive at. Hellenic Heritage's official ticket store lists timed-entry tickets valid for one entry on the selected date and time and says large luggage and food are not permitted.