Crete - Greece
N 35° 17.874 E 025° 09.780
35S E 332970 N 3907627
The beautiful Greek island of Crete is the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean. Must-see sights include the Palace of Knossos, the Venetian castle or fort in Heraklion, and the old Venetian city and port of Chania to name a few.
Waymark Code: WM6XA5
Location: Greece
Date Posted: 08/01/2009
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The posted coordinates are for the Palace of Knossos, which is the largest archaeological site from the Bronze Age on Crete and is believed to have been the ceremonial and political center of the Minoan civilization and culture.
The following information about Crete is from Wikipedia:
Crete is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea at 8,336 km² (3,219 square miles). Crete is one of the 13 peripheries of Greece and a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece. While it retains its own local cultural traits (such as its own music and dialect), Cretans identify themselves as Greeks. Heraklion is the largest city and capital of Crete.
Crete was the centre of the Minoan civilisation (circa 2600–1400 BC), the oldest Greek civilisation. The island is the location of significant ancient history, which provides popular modern day tourist destinations. They include the Minoan sites of Knossos and Phaistos, the classical site of Gortys, the Venetian old city and port of Chania, the Venetian castle at Rethymno and the Samaria Gorge. The Nikos Kazantzakis International Airport is located just outside Heraklion.
For centuries, Crete was known by its Italian name Candia, from the medieval name of Heraklion, Chandax. In Classical Latin it was called Creta and in Turkish Girit.