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30km from the center of Rethymno lies the city of Ancient Eleftherna, whose main part is detected on the hills Nisi and Pyrgi. Ancient Eleftherna was the birthplace of the philosopher Diogenes, the poet Linos, the lyric poet Amitoras and the sculptor Timocharis. The archeological excavations that started in 1929 revealed several findings such...
In Apodoulos, in the valley of Amari, you will have the opportunity to admire findings dated from the 19th to the 16th century BC. During the excavations, 3 building complexes dated from the Old Palace period were discovered with many jars and vessels. The domed tombs are of great interest, with long roads of entry (7-15m), within which urns,...
The Cemetery of Armenii dated from the Late Minoan period (13th century BC), where more than 220 tombs have been excavated, is located 9km from Rethymno. All the tombs except for one are carven, domed, with a road of entry that reaches up to 15.5 meters. In the family tombs several objects of great archaeological value were found such as...
Ancient Lappa was a powerful town, which is said that was founded by Agamemnon. Nowadays, in its place lies the village of Argyroupolis, in which you can see scattered ancient architectural material. Several excavations in the area have revealed Roman baths, mosaics, carven tombs and statues of Venus, Zeus and Dionysos, which are exhibited in...
On the eastern side of Mount Idi or Psiloritis (78km from Rethymno and 24km from Anogia in Mylopotamos) lies, according to Greek mythology, Zeus's birthplace or the place where Rhea hid her son in order not to be devoured by his father, Kronos. According to mythology, an oracle said that the son of Kronos and Rhea will take power from the...
