Crete, Greece
1 Ancient Knossos
Knossos is steeped in mystery. In legend it was the seat of King Minos, beneath whose palace the bull-headed Minotaur hunted its victims in the labyrinth built by Daedalus. In reality it was the hub of a Bronze Age empire that held sway over the Aegean more than 4,000 years ago. An impressive relic of the ancient Mediterranean world, the Minoan palace was excavated and imaginatively reconstructed in the early 1900s.
2 Irakleio (Heraklion)
A good place to see a slice of everyday
