Chersonisos - iconostasis

Chersonisos - Icon of St. Lucy?

Chersonisos - Icon of st. Lucas

Chersonisos - bisshops throne

Chersonisos - Tabernacle

Chersonisos - ruins of the early Chistian Basilica

Chersonisos - ruins of the early Christian Basilica

Chersonisos - ruins of the early Christian Basilica

Chersonisos - ruins of the early Christian Basilica

Chersonisos - Detail of the mosaic floor of the early Christian Basilica

Chersonisos - Detail of the mosaic floor of the early Christian Basilica

Chersonisos - Detail of the mosaic floor of the early Christian Basilica

Chersonisos - Detail of the mosaic floor of the early Christian Basilica

Chersonisos - Detail of the mosaic floor of the early Christian Basilica

Chersonisos - Detail of the decoration of some ceiling stone

Chersonisos - Detail of the mosaic floor of the early Christian Basilica

Chersonisos - Absis of the early Christian Basilica

Chersonisos - View towards the modern city from the early Christian Basilica

Chersonisos - Early Christian Basilica

Chersonisos - Early Christian Basilica

Chersonisos - View of the harbor

Chersonisos - Ruins at Kastri

Chersonisos - the sea

Chersonisos - the sea

Chersonisos - the coast

Chersonisos - the coast

Chersonisos - ruins at Kastri

Chersonisos - a rocky coast

Chersonisos - a pot-hole

Chersonisos - ruins at Kastri

Chersonisos - Pier of the fishermen's harbor

Chersonisos - a man made pot-hole, probably as the base for a pillar

Chersonisos - Remains of an almost forgotten well at Kastri

Chersonisos - Roman fountain

Chersonisos - Roman fountain

Chersonisos - Roman fountain

Chersonisos - Roman fountain

Chersonisos - Roman fountain

Chersonisos - Roman fountain

Chersonisos - remains of the Roman theater

Chersonisos - remains of the Roman theater

Chersonisos - remains of the Roman theater

Chersonisos - an impressive cactus

Chersonisos - remains of the Roman theater

Chersonisos - remains of the Roman theater

Malia - reconstruction of the palace

Malia - reconstruction of the palace

Malia - model of the site

Malia - model of the site

Malia - Polythyron

Malia - Lustral basin

Malia - Lustral basin

Malia - corridor

Malia - Offering table

Malia - stair near the Royal Lodge

Malia - Hall south of the Pillar Crypt

Malia - Offering table

Malia - Grand stairway at the Central Court

Malia - Central Court

Malia - South Entrance to the Central Court

Malia - East magazines

Malia - Detail of a doorway in the east magazines

Malia - East magazines

Malia - detail of a doorway

Malia - Central Court

Malia - Pillared Hall

Malia - Pillar hall

Malia - Oblique building

Malia - North - west court

Malia - North court

Malia - Pithos

Malia - Excavations of the city - magazines

Malia - Excavations of the city - crypte at the agora

Malia - Excavations of the city - crypte at the agora

Malia - Excavations of the city - waterworks

Malia - Excavations of the city - entrance to the crypte at the agora

Malia - Excavations of the city - entrance to the crypte at the agora

Malia - Excavations of the city - entrance to the crypte at the agora

Knossos - Mason's mark of a double bladed axe

Knossos - Sir Arthur Evans

Knossos - West of the palace

Knossos - West of the palace

Knossos - West of the palace

Knossos - Theatral area

Knossos - Royal Road

Knossos - Royal Road

Knossos - Theatral Area

Knossos - Theatral Area

Knossos - Royal Road

Knossos - Some curious markings on a stone

Knossos - North Entrance

Knossos - North entrance

Knossos - North entrance

Knossos - North entrance

Knossos - North entrance

Knossos - detail of the waterworks

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Knossos - closeup of the pot-holes for a door

Knossos - Mason's marks

Knossos - Mason's mark - closeup

Knossos - Mason's marks

Knossos - Mason's marks

Knossos - North Entrance

Knossos - Mason's marks

Knossos - North Entrance

Knossos - Detail of the Customs House

Knossos - Magazine of the Medallion Pithoi

Knossos - Detail of the floor

Knossos - Base of a pithos

Knossos - Storage pit?

Knossos - Northern entrance

Knossos - Northern part of the central court

Knossos - Workshop area

Knossos - Workshop area

Knossos - Workshop area - detail of some of the waterworks

Knossos - Workshop area - detail of some of the waterworks

Knossos - Workshop area - detail of some of the waterworks

Knossos - Workshop area

Knossos - The king's Megaron

Knossos - Detail of a doorway

Knossos - pithos

Knossos - pithos

Knossos - pithoi

Knossos - pithoi

Knossos - base of a pithos

Knossos - North of the palace

Knossos - Waterworks

Knossos - Small path at the most northern part of the site

Knossos - stairs at the North East side of the palace

Knossos - stairs at the east side of the palace

Knossos - Masons mark

Knossos - stairs at the east side of the palace with some particular waterworks

Knossos - stairs at the east side of the palace

Knossos - stairs at the east side of the palace

Knossos - stairs at the east side of the palace with some particular waterworks

Knossos - stairs at the east side of the palace

Knossos - stairs at the east side of the palace

Knossos - stairs at the east side of the palace

Knossos - corridor at the east side of the palace

Knossos - stairs at the east side of the palace leading towards the central court

Knossos - stairs at the east side of the palace leading towards the central court

Knossos - central court

Knossos - central court

Knossos - Storerooms

Knossos - Fresco with a procession

Knossos - the ladies in blue fresco

Knossos - Bull leaping fresco

Knossos - Minotaur fresco

Knossos - Lustral bassin

Knossos - Fresco

Knossos - Fresco

Knossos - Fresco of a running man

Knossos - Central Court, north side

Knossos - North side, view at the Lustral Bassin

Knossos - North entrance

Knossos - storage pits at the westside of the palace

Knossos - Theatral area

Knossos - storerooms at the north-westside of the palace

Knossos - storerooms at the westside of the palace

Knossos - storerooms at the westside of the palace

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Knossos - Pithoi at the `Piano Nobile'

Knossos - South Propylaeum - detail of a fresco

Knossos - South Propylaeum - detail of a fresco

Knossos - South Propylaeum

Knossos - South Entrance - Prince of the lilies fresco

Knossos - Southeastern part of the palace

Knossos - Grand staircase

Knossos - Royal apartments

Knossos - Royal apartments

Knossos - Grand Staircase

Knossos - Royal apartments

Knossos - Queen's chamber - olphin fresco

Knossos - Queen's chamber

Knossos - Southeast house

Knossos - Southeast house

Knossos - Southeast house

Knossos - Southeast house

Knossos - Southeast house

Knossos -Southeast wing, house of the Chancel screen

Knossos - Southeast house

Knossos - South house

Knossos - South house

Gortys - early Christian Church

Gortys - Entrance to the chuch

Gortys - Detail of the doorway

Gortys - A little dove above the doorway

Gortys - Modern Madonna icon

Gortys - Icon of the crucified Jesus

Gortys

Gortys - Absis of the church

Gortys - left of the absis

Gortys

Gortys - Odeion

Gortys - Detail of the stone benches at the odeion

Gortys - Inscription of the Gortys code of law

Gortys - Inscription of the Gortys code of law

Gortys - Inscription of the Gortys code of law

Gortys - Inscription of the Gortys code of law

Gortys - Inscription of the Gortys code of law

Gortys - Inscription of the Gortys code of law

Gortys - Inscription of the Gortys code of law

Gortys - Sheep

Gortys - Towards the acropolis

Gortys

Gortys - Behind the odeion

Gortys - Entrance to the odeion

Gortys - Houses next to the oddeion

Gortys - the odeion seen from the back

Gortys - Olive trees

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Gortys - Behind the church

Gortys - Statue of a man

Gortys - Statue of a man

Gortys - statue of a female

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Gortys

Gortys - Aphrodite?

Gortys

Gortys - Male

Gortys - Temple of the Egyptian gods

Gortys - Behind the Temple of the Egyptian gods

Gortys - Temple of Apollo

Gortys - Temple of Apollo

Gortys - Temple of Apollo

Gortys - Temple of Apollo

Gortys - Temple of Apollo

Gortys - Temple of Apollo

Gortys - Temple of Apollo

Gortys - Temple of Apollo

Gortys - Temple of Apollo

Gortys - Temple of Apollo

Gortys - Temple of Apollo

Gortys - Temple of Apollo

Gortys - Praetorium

Gortys - Around the praetorium

Gortys

Gortys - Praetorium

Gortys

Gortys

Gortys

Gortys

Gortys

Gortys

Gortys

Gortys

Gortys

Gortys

Gortys

Gortys - a solitary thistle in the field

Gortys - The baths

Gortys - The baths

Gortys - The baths

Gortys - The baths

Gortys - Beautiful olive tree trunk

Gortys

Gortys

Gortys

Gortys - Path of the Aquaduct

Gortys - Aquaduct

Gortys - Acropolis

Gortys - View from the acropolis

Gortys - Acropolis

Gortys - Acropolis

Gortys - View of the excavations from the acropolis

Gortys - View of the excavations from the acropolis

Gortys - Acropolis

Gortys - Acropolis

Gortys - Acropolis

Gortys - Acropolis

Gortys - Acropolis

Church of the Agioi Deka (10 saints)

Church of the Agioi Deka (10 saints)

Fourni - Landscape

Fourni - Landscape

Fourni - Landscape

Fourni - Minoan burial grounds

Fourni - Minoan burial grounds

Fourni - Minoan burial grounds

Fourni - Minoan burial grounds

Fourni - Minoan burial grounds

Fourni - Minoan burial grounds

Fourni - Minoan burial grounds

Fourni - Minoan burial grounds

Fourni - Minoan burial grounds

Fourni - Minoan burial grounds

Fourni - Minoan burial grounds

Fourni - Minoan burial grounds

Fourni - Minoan burial grounds

Fourni - Minoan burial grounds

Fourni - Minoan burial grounds

Fourni - Minoan burial grounds

Fourni - Minoan burial grounds

Fourni - Minoan burial grounds

Fourni - Minoan burial grounds

Fourni - Minoan burial grounds

Fourni - Minoan burial grounds

Fourni

Fourni

Fourni

Hani Kokkini - Nirou Hani - Vestibule

Hani Kokkini - Nirou Hani - Central room

Hani Kokkini - Nirou Hani - Doorway

Hani Kokkini - Nirou Hani - Doorway

Hani Kokkini - Nirou Hani - Staircase

Hani Kokkini - Nirou Hani - Corridor

Hani Kokkini - Nirou Hani - Storage room?

Hani Kokkini - Nirou Hani - The sad state of restauration - the original stone has washed away

Hani Kokkini - Nirou Hani - Storage room?

Hani Kokkini - Nirou Hani - Pithos

Tombrouk - Beach

Tombrouk - Beach

Tylissos - waterworks

Tylissos

Tylissos

Tylissos

Tylissos - House A - Lightwell

Tylissos - House A - storerooms?

Tylissos - House A - Lustral Bassin

Tylissos - House A - Pillar Crypt?

Tylissos - House A - Pillar Crypt - holes in the wall for waterpipes?

Tylissos - House A

Tylissos - House A - Storeroom with Pithoi

Tylissos - House A - Storeroom with Pithoi

Tylissos

Tylissos

Tylissos - House C

Tylissos - House C - Waterbassin

Tylissos - House C - Cistern

Tylissos - House C - staircase

Tylissos

Tylissos

Tylissos - Doorway

Tylissos - House C - Cistern

Tylissos - Mill

Tylissos - House C

Tylissos - House C - Waterpipes

Tylissos - House C

Tylissos - House C - Waterbassin

Tylissos - House C -Waterbassin

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Phaistos - The beach

Phaistos - Northside

Phaistos - The king's Megaron

Phaistos - The first palace

Phaistos - The first palace

Phaistos - The queen's Megaron

Phaistos - The queen's Megaron

Phaistos - The king's Megaron

Phaistos - The king's Megaron

Phaistos - Shrine?

PHaistos - Central court

Phaistos - Pithoi

Phaistos - Northside of the central court

Phaistos - Westside of the central court?

Phaistos - Central court

Phaistos - Prince's rooms

Phaistos - Eastside of the central court

Phaistos - A waterpipe

Phaistos - An underground aquaduct

Phaistos - An underground aquaduct

Phaistos - Westside of the central court

Phaistos - Part of the first palace adjectant to the central court

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Phaistos - Storage pit

Phaistos - Storerooms

Phaistos - Part of a doorway

Phaistos - Stair to the lustral basin

Phaistos - Room with benches on the westside of the central court

Phaistos - Pithoi

Phaistos - Theatral area

Phaistos - Theatral area

Phaistos - excavations of the first palace

Phaistos - Storage pits near the Theatral area

Phaistos - Storage pits near the Theatral area

Phaistos - Grand stairway and Theatral area

Phaistos - at the base of the grand stairway

Phaistos - View from the Propylon

Phaistos - Peristyle Hall

Phaistos - Lustral Basin

Phaistos - View of the valley

Phaistos - North of the palace, view of the Theatral Area and west court

Phaistos - North of the palace, view of the Theatral Area and west court

Phaistos - North of the palace, view of the Theatral Area and west court

Ayia Triadha

Ayia Triadha

Ayia Triadha

Ayia Triadha

Ayia Triadha

Ayia Triadha

Ayia Triadha

Ayia Triadha

Ayia Triadha

Matala - the beach

Matala - the beach

Matala - the beach

Matala - the beach

Matala - modern drawing in the tombs

Matala - modern drawing in the tombs

Matala - Christian or Roman tomb

Matala - Christian or Roman tomb

Matala - the beach

Matala - Christian or Roman tomb

Matala - Christian or Roman tomb

Matala - Christian or Roman tomb

Lyttos - View of the valley

Chersonisos - the sea

Chersonisos - the sea

Heraklion

Heraklion

Heraklion - Church of Ayios Titos

Heraklion - Venetian fortress at the harbor

Heraklion - Venetian harbor

Heraklion - Venetian warehouses at the harbor

Heraklion - Venetian warehouses at the harbor