DESCRIPTION
THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
INFORMATION
PHOTOGALLERY
 
The Phaistos Disk, found at the Palace of Phaistos. Clay disk. Probably 17th century B.C.
The Phaistos Disk, found at the Palace of Phaistos. Clay disk. Probably 17th century B.C.
 
Phaistos
The most important monuments of the site are:

- The Palaces (old and new). They are built of ashlar blocks and spread on different terraces. To the central, peristyle court are opened the royal quarters, the storerooms, a lustral basin, and workshops. The monumental propylon and the large staircases faciliate access to the many terraces.

- Minoan and later town. Sections of the town have been located at the sites called Chalara and Aghia Photeini, SE and NE of the palace, respectively. ...
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