Sunday, 2 February 2020: Free Entrance at Monuments & Knossos

Sunday, 2 February 2020: Free Entrance at Monuments & Knossos
Katerina on January 30, 2020 No Comments

Ελεύθερη Είσοδος στα Μουσεία και Μνημεία την ερχόμενη Κυριακή 2 Φεβρουαρίου!

If you visit Crete during Winter time, keep in mind that every fist Sunday of the month – from November to March – the entrance to state’s museums & monuments is free of charge!

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Knossos, is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and has been called Europe's oldest city. Settled as early as the Neolithic period, the name Knossos survives from ancient Greek references to the major city of Crete.  Settled as early as the Neolithic period, the name Knossos survives from ancient Greek references to the major city of Crete. The palace of Knossos eventually became the ceremonial and political centre of the Minoan civilization and culture. The palace was abandoned at some unknown time at the end of the Late Bronze Age, c. 1,380–1,100 BC.The reason why is unknown, but one of the many disasters that befell the palace is generally put forward. In the First Palace Period (around 2,000 BC), the urban area reached a size of as many as 18,000 people. In its peak, the palace and surrounding city boasted a population of 100,000 people shortly after 1,700 BC. #igworldclub #archaeology #architecture #info #travel #temple #arqueologia #archeologia #arcaeologie #antiquearchaeology #archaeologicalsite #ancientworld #ancient #archaeologylovers #heritage #archeotravel #greektemple #ancienttemple #magnagrecia #photooftheday #picoftheday #instamood #igers #photography #travelblogger #greecestagram #moodygrams #theimage #moodytones #athensvoice

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Excavations first took place in Knossos in 1878 when an antiquarian businessman from Heraklion, Minos Kalokairinos, uncovered part of the West Wing of the Palace. In 1898, a law on archaeology drafted by the newly-founded Cretan State created the right conditions for systematic excavations that began in March 1900 under Sir Arthur Evans, then Director of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. Two years later, the excavation of the Palace had almost been completed. In the years that followed, supplementary research was carried out, which came to an end in 1930-31. In Tomorrow's post I will upload more pictures of the palace that will give you a better idea of how it is laid out and where it is located #ig_photostars #ig_captures #depthoffield #igworldclub_archaeology #photooftheday #photographer #travelphotography #landscapephotography #travelblogger #destination #worldwide #ancient #culture #knossospalace #knossos #archaeologist #archaelogy #historian #Crete #history #building #construction #greece_travel #greece #heraklion #instagreece #instadaily #instahistory #instatravel #fresco

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