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Amnissos: Panorama and other Amnissos: Panorama and other
Description Middle Crete, 10 km eastern from Herakleion.
Archaeological sites:
The sanctuary of Zeus Thenatas, from Archaic Period
Villa of the Lilies, from Minoan Period
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The first habitation in the area of Palaiochora (Amnissos) dates from the Middle Minoan period (-1900/-1800). The site is mentioned as a-mi-mi-so in the Linear B tablets.
After a long period of abandonment from end of Roman Age, the hill was again inhabited during the Venetian occupation.
Updated at 07-04-2010 18:43

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Islet Dia from Hill of Amnissos

Islet Dia from Hill of Amnissos

Islet Dia from Hill of Amnissos.

Amnissos, on the hill

Amnissos, on the hill

Amnissos, on the hill. Houses of the Venetian period. The settlement called Mesovouni is located on the hill of Palaiochora and was destroyed in the first years of the Turkish Epoche.

Shell in stone

Shell in stone

Amnissos: Shell in stone, like according to Xenofanes A 33, but on Crete.

Amnissos: Beach below hill

Amnissos: Beach below hill

Amnissos: Beach below hill. Left is Minoan Villa, on the right sanctuary of Zeus Thenatos.

Amnissos: Beach below hill and the sanctuary of Zeus Thenatos

Amnissos: Beach below hill and the sanctuary of Zeus Thenatos

Amnissos: Beach below hill and the sanctuary of Zeus Thenatos.

Amnissos: The sanctuary of Zeus Thenatos under the hill

Amnissos: The sanctuary of Zeus Thenatos under the hill

Amnissos: The sanctuary of Zeus Thenatos under the hill.