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Archaeological sites in Crete (5 C, 10 P) G. Gorges of Crete (15 P) M. Museums in Crete (3 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Crete"
Crete was the center of Europe's first advanced civilization, the Minoans, from 2700 to 1420 BC. The Minoan civilization was overrun by the Mycenaean civilization from mainland Greece. Crete was later ruled by Rome, then successively by the Byzantine Empire, Andalusian Arabs, the Byzantine Empire again, the Venetian Republic, and the Ottoman ...
It is a local authorities' initiative, managed by the geopark's management committee under the AKOMM Psiloritis S.A. [5] The Natural History Museum of the University of Crete is the scientific advisor of the park.
The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a museum located in Heraklion on Crete. It is one of the largest museums in Greece [1] and the best in the world for Minoan art, as it contains by far the most important and complete collection of artefacts of the Minoan civilization of Crete. It is normally referred to scholarship in English as "AMH" (for ...
Minoan peak sanctuaries are widespread throughout the island of Crete . Most scholars agree that peak sanctuaries were used for religious rites high in the mountains of Crete. Human and animal figurines, as well as signs of religious architecture, have been found at most peak sanctuaries.
It is not known whether the islands were subject to Crete or just trading partners, but there certainly was strong Cretan influence. [10] Around 1450 BC, the palaces at Malia, Phaestos, and Zakros were destroyed, leaving Knossos as the sole surviving palace on Crete.