A tourist standing amidst the archeological excavation site of the Minoan palaces of Festos / Crete / Greece


Greece GRC Island of Crete, Festos, 2007Jun26, A tourist sitting amidst the archeological excavation site of the Minoan palaces of Festos. The first palace of Festos was built already about 2000 BC and destroyed probably by an earthquake about 1700 BC. The second palace fell victim to the great disaster which meant the final decay of the Minoan culture around 1450 BC.


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Location: Greece GRC Island of Crete, Festos
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