On the overnight ferry to Crete

Beach at Matala -- Crete

South coast of Crete

a beach on South coast of Crete

Ancient Kommos, Minoan Harbor near Matala

Minoan vases, Iraklion Archaeological Museum -- Crete

Minoan vase, Iraklion Archaeological Museum -- Crete

Front side of Linear A tablet, Iraklion Archaeological Museum -- Crete

Rear side of Linear A tablet, Iraklion Archaeological Museum -- Crete

Bull Leaping Fresco from Knossos, Iraklion Archaeological Museum -- Crete

Additional view of Bull Leaping Fresco

Portion of fresco from Corridor of Process of the Palace of Minos, Iraklion Archaeological Museum -- Crete

"Prince of the Lillies" Fresco from Palace of Minos, Iraklion Archaeological Museum -- Crete

Dolphin Fresco from Palace of Minos, Iraklion Archaeological Museum -- Crete

Bull's Head Rhyton, Iraklion Archaeological Museum -- Crete

Bull's Head Rhyton, Iraklion Archaeological Museum -- Crete

Stylized bull's horns from Knossos, Iraklion Archaeological Museum -- Crete

Boar's Tooth Helmet, Iraklion Archaeological Museum -- Crete

Earliest Board Game, Iraklion Archaeological Museum -- Crete

Snake Goddess from Knossos, Iraklion Archaeological Museum -- Crete

Golden Cow, Iraklion Archaeological Museum -- Crete

Student, Philip Woodward, with Minoan Braonze Double Axes, Iraklion Archaeological Museum -- Crete

Front walkway & courtyard, palace of Knossos -- Crete

Mosaics in the palace of Knossos -- Crete

Reconstructed griffin fresco in throne room, Knossos -- Crete

Throne Room, Knossos -- Crete

Throne Room, Knossos -- Crete

Throne Room - Light well and lustral basin, Knossos -- Crete

Throne Room from top of light well , Knossos -- Crete

Top two floors of five story Grand Staircase, Knossos -- Crete

Grand Staircase from third floor, Knossos -- Crete

Grand Staircase, Knossos -- Crete

Grand Staircase, Knossos -- Crete

Queens throne, Knossos -- Crete

Dolphin fresco in Queen's Megaron, Knossos -- Crete

Queen's Megaron, Knossos -- Crete

King's Bathroom, Knossos -- Crete

Replica of the Bull Fresco entrance to Knossos -- Crete

Actual section of bull Fresco from entrance to Knossos -- Crete

Stylized bull's horns, Knossos -- Crete

Central courtyard, Knossos -- Crete

Central courtyard, Knossos -- Crete

West magazines, Knossos -- Crete

West courtyard wall toward magazines, Knossos -- Crete

Reconstructed southwest entrance, Knossos -- Crete

Magazines with pithoi, Knossos -- Crete

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Knossos -- Crete

Perhaps the first paved road in Europe, connecting to palace of Knossos -- Crete

Reconstructed wall and fresco, west wing, Knossos

Seated portrait of "Plato," Gortys -- Crete

Roman sculpture, Gortys -- Crete

Roman copy of Greek sculpture, Gortys -- Crete

Roman Odeon, Gortys -- Crete

Roman Odeon, Gortys -- Crete

St. Titus' Basilica, Gortys -- Crete

View of Mt. Ida, Phaistos -- Crete

View of domestic quarters, Phaistos -- Crete

Middle Minoan palace, Phaistos -- Crete

grinding stones and tools, Phaistos -- Crete

West courtyard and threatral area, Phaistos -- Crete

Phaistos -- Crete

West courtyard wall toward magazines, Phaistos -- Crete

Central courtyard, Phaistos -- Crete

Domestic quarter, Phaistos -- Crete

Domestic quarter, Phaistos -- Crete