In February, we did the Crete trip with the school, and I haven't yet posted the site pictures yet, so I'm going to work through those over the next couple days.
As soon as we got off the ferry in Crete we walked to an old Minoan harbor. There wasn't much to see there.
Our next stop was Knossos where we spent a few hours as there is a Palace, Unexplored Mansion, Little Palace, Villa Dionysos, Excavations, and Villa Ariadne all to see there. It is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and was the center of Minoan civilization and culture in its time. The first settlement in this area dates around 7000 BCE and the first palace around 2000 BCE.
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| We were greeted by some dogs as we entered the site. |
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| West Court/West Facade |
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| West Porch |
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| Some peacocks hanging out in the trees. |
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| The Magazines. The rectangular cists stored equipment, vases, and some were lined to store liquids. |
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| The Throne Room. |
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| More dogs inside. |
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| The Unexplored Mansion and Little Palace area. |
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| Villa Ariadne. |
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| Villa Ariadne. |
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| A fountain in the Villa. |
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