The Minoan Palace and the archaeological site of Malia are located 3 km east of the town of Malia. From the architectural point of view the Palace of Malia, is the third- largest of the Minoan Palaces and is considered the most "provincial" of them. According to mythology, Sarpedon reigned here, who was brother of Minos and son of Zeus and Europa. Till 1880, the existence of the city was totally unknown. Then the land owner of the Chrysolakkos area discovered a few sheets of

Everybody who visits Crete has heard, or will hear, of the Minoan civilization which flourished in the middle Bronze Age on the Mediterranean island of Crete from ca. 2000 BCE until ca. 1500 BCE. With their unique art and architecture, the Minoans made a significant contribution to the development of Western European civilization as it is known today. The archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans was first alerted to the possible presence of an ancient civilization on Crete by survi

Explore the 8000-year-old relationship between olive oil and Crete by understanding its glorious past.