Archaeological site · Phaistos, Crete
Phaistos
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Phaistos is the archaeological site of a Minoan palace and ancient town on a low hill above the Messara plain in Crete.
Why go
This record is the archaeological site, with the palace and the remains of the town around it; Wikidata keeps the palace as a separate component item. Hellenic Heritage says the palace was built around 1900 BC, devastated by an earthquake in 1700 BC and replaced by an even grander structure, and that Phaistos continued until the Hellenistic period, when neighbouring Gortyna conquered it; besides the palace the site has the archaic temple of Rhea and Hellenistic buildings. The same page says the palace is now on UNESCO's World Heritage List with five other Minoan palaces. The Phaistos Disc is displayed in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, according to that museum's Hellenic Heritage page. 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.
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Archaeological site
Gortyn
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12 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Monastery
Arkadi Monastery
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33 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Archaeological site
Knossos
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Museum
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43 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ