The ruins of ancient Syvritos, a very important city of Crete, are located west of Thronos village, in a hilly place that extended to the current settlements of Agia Fotini, Thronos, Klisidi, Genna, Apostoloi. Its foundation dates back to the 12th century e.g. with...
An important Minoan palatial center of the palaeopalatial period 2000-1700 BC has been excavated outside of Monastiraki, at the site of “Kokkinos Harakas”, which seems to have been closely connected with Phaistos. It is a fairly extensive facility,...
Archaeological investigations have brought to light the remains of an important Minoan settlement of the palaeopalatial period (19th century BC – 1600 BC) about 1 km northwest of the village on the slope of a hill. In a strategic mountainous position with great...
