A wonderful journey to the Minoan Civilization begins at Heraklion Archaeological Museum, a Special Regional Service of the Ministry of Culture. Its purpose is to acquire, safeguard, conserve, record, study, publish, display and promote Cretan...

Archanes is so close to Heraklion in time and in distance, so much a pleasure too. You pass through Kato Archanes and climb a short distance to the main (Epano) Archanes village.

The large village (and a large agricultural centre as well) has...