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If you are in Crete, deal with the heat and the crowds and visit this historic spot. You will tell your friends that you have been at the place where civilization in Europe begun.
Knossos is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and has been called Europe's oldest city. The centre of Minoan civilisation and capital of Minoan Crete lay 5km south of Heraklion. Knossos flourished for approximately two thousand years. It had large palace buildings, extensive workshop installations and luxurious rock-cut cave and tholos tombs. As a major centre of trade and the economy, Knossos maintained ties with the majority of cities in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Knossos is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and has been called Europe's oldest city. The centre of Minoan civilisation and capital of Minoan Crete lay 5km south of Heraklion. Knossos flourished for approximately two thousand years. It had large palace buildings, extensive works…
Knossos is the palace that ancient Cretan lived. When you arrive there take a guide and you will understand one of hhe things that makes Crete special!