{"id":355,"date":"2020-12-22T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T08:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/?p=355"},"modified":"2020-12-21T23:02:40","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T23:02:40","slug":"name-that-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/name-that-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Name That Island!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At 160 miles long and 37 miles across at the widest point, this is the largest of the Greek islands.<br \/>\nIt sits at the southern border of the Aegean Sea and of the European continent, about 100 miles south of Athens.<br \/>\nMany of our published Greece tours visit this island, either on a cruise or an island-hopper program.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_363\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-363\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/knossos-throne-room.jpg\" alt=\"Knossos throne room\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Knossos throne room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_362\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-362\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/greece-tours-knossos.jpg\" alt=\"greece-tours-knossos\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Knossos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ancient city of Knossos on the north side of the island was the center of the sophisticated Minoan civilization which thrived for about 1,500 years until it vanished around 1,500 BCE.<br \/>\nThe ruins of Phaistos and Aigia Triada on the island were also Minoan cities. Artefacts from the Minoan cities can be seen at the world-class Archaeological Museum in Heraklion, the island\u2019s largest city.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_360\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-360\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/crete-chania-venetian-harbor.jpg\" alt=\"Venetian Harbor, Chania\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Venetian Harbor, Chania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the picturesque city of Chania, colorful buildings frame the old Venetian Harbor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_361\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-361\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-361\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/crete-samaria-gorge.jpg\" alt=\"Samaria Gorge\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samaria Gorge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Elounda, you\u2019ll find luxury beach resorts. 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