www.Travel-To-Crete.com - CRETE ISLAND GUIDE
Welcome to Crete
Travel to Crete Travel-to-Crete logo
Travel-to-Crete logo Travel-to-Crete logo Travel-to-Crete logo
Travel-to-Crete logo
HOME | E-CARDS | CRETE PHOTOS  
Welcome to ...
blank imageCRETE ISLAND

Crete top 10 proposals
--------------------------------------------------------------------
SEARCH
German translation by Google French Italian Spanish Portuguese Japanese
WORTH SEEING
MUSEUM OF CRETAN ETH
IDEON ANDRON (CAVE)
ANCIENT ELEUTHERNA
VASILIKE
POLYRHENIA
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEU
KAZANTZAKIS TOMB
AMNISSOS
THE SAMARIA GORGE
FRAGOKASTELO
TYLISSOS
ASITIS
AGIOS MINAS
LASITHI WINDMILLS
AGIOS PAVLOS

CRETE
HOTELS
RESTAURANTS
CAFE
CAR RENTALS
TRAVEL AGENCY
ARTSHOPS
DIVING
REAL ESTATE
WINE SHOP
NIGHTLIFE
LOCAL PRODUCTS
CAMPING
PHOTOGRAPHY
VILLAS
GYM FITNESS
DAILY CRUISES
BOOKSTORES
GREEK LANGUAGE

MAP
INFORMATION
VILLAGES
BEACHES
WORTH SEEING
PHOTO GALLERY
VIDEO GALLERY
360 PANORAMAS
TOP 10
E-CARDS
TOPICS
MAILING LIST
NEWS
SEARCH
ABOUT US
LINKS
TERMS

Live Crete webcams
CRETE WORTH SEEING AMNISSOS

AMNISSOS
The first habitation in the area of Palaiochora (Amnissos) dates from the Middle Minoan period (19th century B.C.). The site is mentioned as a-mi-mi-so in the Linear B tablets. The Minoan Villa of the Lilies was destroyed by fire in the 15th century B.C. but complexes C and E continued to be inhabited until the 12th century B.C. In the Archaic period (7th century B.C.) the sanctuary of Zeus Thenatas was founded and remained in use until the 2nd century A.D. After a long period of abandonment, the hill was again inhabited during the Venetian occupation.

The first excavations of the site were conducted at the villa by Spyridon Marinatos in 1929-1938 who also excavated Akrotiri in Santorini. Parts of the Mycenaean settlement (LM III period) were later excavated by Stylianos Alexiou. In 1983-85 the buildings were cleared and drawn by the Archaeological Institute of the University of Heidelberg, under the direction of Jorg Schaefer. Consolidation works and clearing are carried out at intervals by the 23rd Ephorate at the Villa of the Lilies and the sanctuary of Zeus.
If you are familiar with this place , please share your opinion of it with other travelers. Write a review!

ABOUT AMNISSOS
VILLA OF THE LILIES
LILIES FRESCO
IMPORTANT MONUMENTS