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Palaikastro, GR
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Next to the lovely sandy beach of Chiona, there is a Minoan settlement that flourished between 1550 and 1220 BC and was divided into nine districts.
Although its ancient name remains unknown, the luxurious residencies, with their impressive façades and megalithic walls, testify to the town’s significance; an olive press, a sanctuary of Dictaean Zeus and tombs that helped anthropologists draw valuable conclusions regarding the Minoans’ physique, have also been discovered.
Directions
Provincial Road Sitia – Palaikastro – Vai
72300, Palaikastro, Sitia
On foot
30 minutes from the modern village of Palaikastro
By car
6 minutes from the modern settlement of Palaikastro
30 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
