{"id":1657,"date":"2024-05-24T17:30:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T00:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/?p=1657"},"modified":"2024-05-24T13:05:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T20:05:22","slug":"greece-tours-day-trips-on-crete-archanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/greece-tours-day-trips-on-crete-archanes\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece Tours, Day trips on Crete: Archanes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Among our published Greece tours, we have several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/greece\/\">island hoppers<\/a>, in which we cover all the logistics and leave the long island days entirely open for our travelers to fill, or not to fill, as the mood strikes them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/crete-archanes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/crete-archanes-aeriel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If the mood calls for a few hours of moderate activity, local authenticity and deep history, here\u2019s an idea for a little day trip on Crete: Archanes is a beautifully restored mountain village in central Crete only 14km south of Heraklion and 7km from the famous Minoan site of Knossos. This traditional town features shady public squares, colorful Neo-Classical buildings, and long views across rolling fields of vineyards and olive groves, as well as an impressive concentration of Minoan ruins. The whole town sits on the site of an important center of Minoan civilization and there are other Minoan sites in the near vicinity. These sites are less flashy than Knossos, and visited by far fewer people, but equally as important historically.<\/p>\n<p>The site of a <strong>Minoan palace<\/strong> right in town has been sporadically excavated since 1964. Walk about 1.5km from town into a cypress and pine forest to <strong>Fourni<\/strong>, site of a Minoan cemetery with burials spanning a period of more than 1,000 years. To visit this site, you many need to make an appointment with Archaeological Collection of Archanes. We can help with this. About 4km southeast of town, the Minoan Temple of <strong>Anemospilia<\/strong> is controversial among scholars because remains there have been interpreted by some to be of a human sacrifice. If Minoans practiced human sacrifice, evidence is scarce and disputed. Although the archaeological site is closed to the public, it can be seen quite well through the wire fence and the atmosphere of the spot and mountain views make for a worthy visit. About 5km south of Archanes is <strong>Vathypetro<\/strong>, site of a large Minoan villa and great views of the island.<\/p>\n<p>A small <strong>Archaeological Museum<\/strong> in town displays Minoan artefacts found in the area.<br \/>\nA number of <strong>Byzantine churches<\/strong> in and around Archanes house some fine 14th-century frescos.<\/p>\n<p>Check out our island hopper tour, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/greece\/gaia.shtml\">Gaia<\/a>, which includes 3 nights on Crete.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Among our published Greece tours, we have several island hoppers, in which we cover all the logistics and leave the long island days entirely open for our travelers to fill, or not to fill, as the mood strikes them. 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