The Minoan villa ofVathypetro was discovered at the location of Piso Livadia, on the south-eastern side of Yuktas, during an excavation conducted in 1949 by

Lato was one of the most important Doric city-states of Crete; its port was at Kamara, on the site of the present-day town of Agios Nikolaos.&nbs

Of all the Minoan palatial towns, Zakros minoan city and palace was the one situated further to the east. 

The Minoan Town 

A large, remarkable town of the Minoan years was unearthed at the location of Roussolakos, next to the beach of Pal

Itanos was one of the most prominent coastal cities of Eastern Crete from the Minoan era until the early Christian years; today the area is known

Ancient Praisos was a major city of the Eteocretans (= “true” or “original” Cretans, the descendants of the Minoans), and one of the most important urban cen

Archeological Park of Petras 

Petras is a settlement located 1 kilometreeast of Sitia.

The American archaeologist R. B. Seager discovered Mochlos in 1907, on the recommendation of a local fisherman.

Excavations conducted by Stephanos Xanthoudides in 1903 at the location of Souvloto Mouri brought to light a Minoan building.

This island, known as Lefki in Antiquity, played a very important role in the Hellenistic and the Roman history of Eastern Crete.