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Detailed map of Crete and outlying islands. A large number of islands, islets, and rocks hug the coast of Crete. Many are visited by tourists, some are only visited by archaeologists and biologists. Some are environmentally protected. A small sample of the islands includes: Gramvousa (Kissamos, Chania) the pirate island opposite the Balo lagoon
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 18:00, 17 January 2015: 8,460 × 7,315 (1.82 MB): SilentResident: The Map has been updated to include some missing territories of Greece; fixed outline and color differences for some Greek islands in the Ionian and Aegean Seas that could confuse the readers.
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The caves of Matala. Southern part of the beach. The artificial caves in the cliff of the Matala bay were created in the Neolithic Age.Matala was the port of Phaistos during the Minoan period.
Heraklion or Herakleion (/ h ɪ ˈ r æ k l i ə n / hih-RAK-lee-ən; Greek: Ηράκλειο, Irákleio, pronounced), [4] sometimes Iraklion, is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit.
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The Realm or Kingdom of Candia (Venetian: Regno de Càndia; Italian: Regno di Candia) or Duchy of Candia (Venetian: Dogado de Càndia; Italian: Ducato di Candia) was the official name of Crete during the island's period as an overseas colony of the Republic of Venice, from the initial Venetian conquest in 1205–1212 to its fall to the Ottoman Empire during the Cretan War (1645–1669).