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Excursion to the palace of King Minos of Knossos is one of the rare places which are described in the long-standing myths and legends, and that you can see and visit the modern man. The ruins of the palace can be seen on the island today. If you are planning to go to the island of Crete, there is one place that is truly stunning - the Palace of Knossos.
King Minos of Knossos Palace is found in the Greek island of Crete. Five thousand meters from the place of Heraklion in deepening the river keratitis.
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Excavation of an ancient palace were filled with British archaeologist Evans. In some places it reached a five-story palace height, had the majority of passages and corridors. It is not for nothing that it is called the labyrinth.
Knossos reconstruction:
When you visit the Palace of Knossos, you can touch the roots of the history of the ancient world, to feel the force that inspires amazing myths. One of these myths is the legend of the Minotaur. According to legend, the Minotaur was a terrible creature bull's head and body - human, he craved human blood. That he had the locals pay tribute of seven boys and seven innocent innocent girls. These small and unfortunate victims locked in the Labyrinth, where the Minotaur lived, according to legend, there he ate them. But people get rid of the fear of Theseus who killed him, but with the help of Ariadne and its tangle of threads, people managed to get out of the maze.
Palace of Knossos. The plan of the labyrinth:
Archaeologists have not once tried to recreate the life of the palace and its inhabitants. On the territory has preserved various murals, various buildings, unseen shapes and sizes, wall paintings, as well as household utensils, weapons, and all this together gives an idea about life and about the life of the people of those times.
Knossos is the latest proof of the Minoan civilization, evidence that they lived and died for a reason. Truly a grand civilization, and as a result of which there are now other states. This civilization is more and one of the most poorly understood and enigmatic. And every visitor of this space will discover many secrets and mysteries that connect these mythical places. But the scale of the palace is impressive, and just bow our heads experienced travelers.
Here begins Greece, and it is here that you will be able to understand it.
