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Pachia Ammos, GR
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If you want to find out what life was like in a Minoan town, all you have to do is visit Gournia.
Gournia was a characteristic example of such a settlement, which flourished between 1550-1450 BC; it included the palace of the chieftain and a sanctuary dedicated to the Goddess of the Snakes. With its ancient name lost over time, Gournia’s contemporary name is derived from the stone and wooden troughs (gourna in Greek) found in the area.
Directions
On the Northern Road Axis of Crete
72200, Pachia Ammos
By car
20 minutes from Agios Nikolaos
20 minutes from Ierapetra
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.
Amenities
WC
Contact
Gournia Archaeological Collection
Τ: +30 28420 93028
Ephorate of Antiquities of Lasithi
Τ: +30 28410 22462
E: efalas@culture.gr
