KNOSSOS

The centre of Minoan civilisation and capital of Minoan Crete lay 5km south of Heraklion and 140 east of Chania city. Knossos flourished for approximately two thousand years. It had large palace buildings, extensive workshop installations and luxurious rock-cut cave and tholos tombs. As a major centre of trade and the economy, Knossos maintained ties with the majority of cities in the Eastern Mediterranean