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Palaikastro, GR
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Next to the beach of Erimoupoli and near the famous Vai palm forest, lie the ruins of ancient Itanos, now half-submerged in the sea.
Itanos was one of the most powerful Cretan towns of Hellenistic and Greco-Roman times, with evidence of habitation from the Minoan to the Early Christian period. Its prosperity, evident in its imposing marble buildings and temples, was derived from fishing, glass-making and the trade of Tyrian purple dye.
Directions
Provincial Road Sitia – Palaikastro – Vai – Itanos
72300, Palaikastro
By car
33 minutes from Sitia
Opening hours
Summer hours
April 1 – October 31
Mon: 08:30 – 15:30
Tue: Closed
Wed: 08:30 – 15:30
Thu: 08:30 – 15:30
Fri: 08:30 – 15:30
Sat: 08:30 – 15:30
Sun: 08:30 – 15:30
Winter hours
November 1 – March 31
Mon: 08:30 – 15:30
Tue: Closed
Wed: 08:30 – 15:30
Thu: 08:30 – 15:30
Fri: 08:30 – 15:30
Sat: 08:30 – 15:30
Sun: 08:30 – 15:30
Last admission: 20 minutes before closing time
The site remains closed on the following dates and public holidays: January 1, March 25, May 1, Easter Sunday, December 25 & 26.
The site remains closed on the following dates and public holidays: January 1, March 25, May 1, Easter Sunday, December 25 & 26.
Tickets
Full: €5.00
Reduced: €3.00
Admission is free on March 6, April 18, May 18, the last weekend of September, on October 28, as well as on the first and third Sunday of each month between November 1 and March 31.
Contact
Ephorate of Antiquities of Lasithi
Τ: +30 28410 22462
E: efalas@culture.gr
