Phaistos

Phaistos, Crete

All villagesMinoan era

Altitude

100 m

Population

180

Region

central

Era

minoan

Village near the second most important Minoan palace in Crete after Knossos, with breathtaking views over the Messara plain. The Phaistos Disc, discovered here in 1908, remains one of archaeology's greatest unsolved mysteries.

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