Knossos is located about 3 miles south of Heraklion ... Many recent visitors suggested shelling out for a guided tour — the palace's history and mythology will really come to life.

A polychrome relief of a bull adorns the north entrance of the Palace of Knossos. Bull imagery saturates Cretan art, appearing in jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, and painting. FUNKYSTOCK/AGE ...

The ancient Minoan palace of Zominthos on Crete, located at a height of 1,200 meters, shows that Minoans were highlanders too ...

In 2024, the Palace of Knossos on the island of Crete witnessed a surge in tourism, with the number of visitors exceeding one million and surpassing the previous record set in 2019, according to SKAI.

He begins with the two great labyrinths of antiquity, that at Knossos in Crete ... Mazes and Labyrinths: A General Account of Their History and Developments. By W. H. Matthews.

Image caption, This is the Great Palace of Knossos on the island of Crete ... The last period of Greek history is known as the Hellenistic period. This lasted from 323BC to 30BC when the Romans ...