Kouloura

Kourloura is a round pit with stone walls in the Minoan palaces. Their function is not known, but different theories have emerged: they were either garbage pits, cisterns, or granaries.

  • Knossos

    Knossos (Κνωσός, also transliterated as Cnossos, Knossus, Cnossus, Gnossus, Gnossos) palace was undeniably the most important center of Minoan Crete. It is grander, more complex, and more flamboyant than any of the other palaces known to us, and it is located…

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  • Malia

    The Minoan palace at Malia (Μάλια) is the third largest palace of Minoan Crete after Knossos and Phaistos. The palace’s proximity to the sea was obviously important in the development of the site into a cultural hub for its Bronze…

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