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Kritsa, GR
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Just 3km from the picturesque Kritsa and with a stunning view of the Mirabello Bay, ancient Lato is the best preserved town of the Classical-Hellenistic period in Crete and one of the best preserved in Greece.
One of the most important Doric city – states on the island, Lato was named after Leto, mother of Apollo and Artemis, and flourished during the 4th-3th centuries BC, leaving behind remains of fortifications, an agora, temples, houses, the prytaneion and a small theatre.
Directions
Provincial Road Agios Nikolaos – Kritsa and Agios Nikolaos – Lakonion
72100, Kritsa
On foot
45 minutes from the settlement of Kritsa
By car
8 minutes from the settlement of Kritsa
18 minutes from Agios Nikolaos
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
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Parking
Contact
Ephorate of Antiquities of Lasithi
Τ: +30 28410 22462
E: efalas@culture.gr
