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Images in this photo gallery are from the extensive ruins of the ancient city of Aptera, in a commanding position between the splendid White Mountains (Lefka Ori) and high above Souda Bay in the region of Chania, North Western Crete.
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Images in this photo gallery are from the Moni Arkadiou, the Orthodox Monastery of Arkadiou, in the province of Rethymno and 23 kilometres southeast of the town of Rethymno.
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Images in this photo gallery are of the harbour town of Chania on the north-western part of the Greek island of Crete.
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Images in this photo gallery are of the ancient Eleutherna, one of the most important Dorian city states in Crete, with continuous occupation from the 9th century BC to the Byzantine Period. Eleutherna is located 30 kilometres southeast of the town of Rethymnon in the province of Rethymnon.
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Images in this gallery are from the ancient city of Gortyn or Gortys, situated central southern Crete in the valley of Messara in the prefecture of Irakleio, 46 kilometres south west from Heraklion.
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Images in this gallery are from the Minoan palace of Knossos, the oldest and largest of all Minoans palaces and located 5 kilometres southeast of Herakleion. The palace of Knossos is on the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage Site inclusion consideration.
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Images in this gallery are from the Minoan palatial city of Phaistos, in central southern Crete in the prefecture of Irakleio. Phaistos (Phaestos, Festos) is magnificently sited on a rocky crest overlooking the fertile Messara Plain and in the shadow of Mount Psiloritis, the highest mountain in Crete at 2454 metres.
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Images in this photo gallery are of the picturesque harbour town Rethymnon, the 3rd largest city of the Greek island of Crete.
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Images in this gallery are from the western Crete, which includes the provinces of Chania and Rethymno.