Minoan Sights

The Minoan period lasted for about 1,500 years and included the "Golden Age" of Crete. Sir Arthur Evans further divided the period into Early Minoan (3000 - 2000 B.C.), Middle Minoan I & II (2000 -1700 B.C.) Middle Minoan III and Late Minoan I & II (1700 -1400 B.C.), and Late Minoan III (1400 -1100 B.C.). The main minoan palaces and sites in Crete are:

• The Royal Palace of Knossos
• The Palace of Festos (Phaestos)
• The Palace of Malia
• The Palace of Zakros
• The Palace of Agia Triada
• The Palace of Arhanes
• The Palace of Tilisos

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