{"id":6691,"date":"2026-03-11T16:35:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/?post_type=destination&#038;p=6691"},"modified":"2026-03-28T14:05:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T12:05:25","slug":"matala","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/matala\/","title":{"rendered":"Matala: A necropolis carved into rock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n \n\n\t\n\t\n<section class=\"section PageHeader__body LeftAlign destination withImage withButtons\">\n\t<div class=\"bgdImage withButtons\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matala-scaled.jpg');\">\n\t\t<div class=\"Card    \"  \n  \t\t\t >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:100%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matala-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Matala\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matala-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matala-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matala-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matala-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matala-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matala-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btnZoom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__dest Button Button--icon-only Button--alt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matala-1536x1024.jpg\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matala-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matala-1536x1024.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matala-2048x1365.jpg 1536w\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" data-sub-html=\"Matala\" aria-label=\"View all Images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon Button__icon--right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-zoom-in\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-zoom-in\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"CardTitle__title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatala: A necropolis carved into rock\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">Archaeological Site<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section headerStickyButtons\">\n\t<div class=\"cellBtns\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hours-btn btn-cell\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/global\/Hours_Static_Badge.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rest\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">Opening hours<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Timetable\" class=\"Button Button--tertiary Button--small\" ><span class=\"Button__label\">View Hours<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"directions-btn btn-cell\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/global\/Directions_Static_Badge.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rest\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">Matala, GR<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Directions\" class=\"Button Button--tertiary Button--small\" ><span class=\"Button__label\">Get Directions<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section EmphasisText  \">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p>For most people, Matala is synonymous to the \u201cflower children\u201d who found shelter in the area\u2019s iconic caves in the 1960s and 1970s \u2013 an image of the hippie movement immortalised in pop culture.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section ContentText TitleCenter  \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p>What few people know, however, is that the rock-cut caves were originally tombs dating back to the Greco-Roman period, and it is suspected that some of them were previously used as residences<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section galleryBlock \">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"CarouselDiv\">\n\t<div data-view=\"1\" class=\"Carousel \n\t\tImageGrid ImageGallery--slideshow \n\t\t\toneImg\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tswiper-container \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t half\"  data-type=\"half\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1065667-1-1536x681.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1065667-1-768x340.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1065667-1-1536x681.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1065667-1-2048x908.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:50%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1065667-1-2048x908.jpg\" alt=\"Matala\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1065667-1-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1065667-1-1024x454.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1065667-1-768x340.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1065667-1-1536x681.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1065667-1-2048x908.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-prev swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-left-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-left-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider arrows\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-next swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-right-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-right-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section ContentText TitleCenter  \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p>The archaeological importance of this area is even greater, however, as ancient Matelon was a port serving the palace of Minoan Phaistos and, during the Roman period, the port of Gortyna. Next to the modern settlement, excavations in the 1980s unearthed houses, as well as metalworking and pottery workshops.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss out on the opportunity to visit the beautiful sandy beach of Kommos, 2km away from Matala, where the ruins of the second, even more impressive, commercial port of Phaistos are in evidence; this also happens to be where the loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) have chosen to breed.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section galleryBlock \">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"CarouselDiv\">\n\t<div data-view=\"3\" class=\"Carousel \n\t\tImageGrid ImageGallery--slideshow \n\t\t\t three-items \n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tswiper-container \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t half\"  data-type=\"half\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094389-1536x1152.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094389-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094389-1536x1152.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094389-2048x1536.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094389-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Matala\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094389-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094389-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094389-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094389-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094389-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 600px, 100vw\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094403-1536x1152.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094403-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094403-1536x1152.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094403-2048x1536.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094403-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Matala\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094403-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094403-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094403-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094403-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094403-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 600px, 100vw\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094398-1536x1152.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094398-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094398-1536x1152.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094398-2048x1536.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094398-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Matala\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094398-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094398-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094398-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094398-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094398-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 600px, 100vw\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094406-1536x1152.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094406-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094406-1536x1152.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094406-2048x1536.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094406-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Matala\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094406-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094406-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094406-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094406-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/P1094406-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 600px, 100vw\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-prev swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-left-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-left-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider arrows\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-next swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-right-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-right-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section PracticalText  \">\n\t<div class=\"groupsInfo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"groupInfoItem\" id=\"Directions\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"infoMap\">\n\t\t<div id=\"map\" class=\"mapcell\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-map-pin\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-map-pin\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\t\t<h2>Directions<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\"><p>70200, Matala<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Button Custom Icon External\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/an8tgE2Yg98aST9g6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get directions<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"subtitle\">\n\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-walk\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-walk\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\tOn foot\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\"><p>7 minutes from the village of Matala<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"subtitle\">\n\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-bus\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-bus\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\tBy bus\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\"><p>By intercity bus, 1 hour and 50 minutes from the city of Heraklion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"subtitle\">\n\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-car\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-car\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\tBy car\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\"><p>1 hour and 10 minutes from the city of Heraklion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"groupInfoItem\" id=\"Timetable\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-time\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-time\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\t\t<h2>Opening hours<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"subtitle\">\n\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-summer\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-summer\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\tSummer hours\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\"><p>April 1 \u2013 September 30<br \/>\nDaily: 10:00 \u2013 19:00<\/p>\n<p>October 1 \u2013 October 31<br \/>\nDaily: 10:00 \u2013 18:00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"subtitle\">\n\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-winter\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-winter\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\tWinter hours\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\"><p>November 1 \u2013 March 31<br data-start=\"21\" data-end=\"24\" \/>Daily: 08:30 \u2013 15:30<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"help-text\">Last admission: 20 minutes before closing time\u2028\u2028<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe site remains closed on the following dates and public holidays:\u2028January 1, March 25, May 1, Easter Sunday, December 25 &#038; 26<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"groupInfoItem\" id=\"Tickets\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-ticket\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-ticket\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\t\t<h2>Tickets<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\"><p>Full: \u20ac5.00<br \/>\nReduced: \u20ac3.00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"help-text\">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.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"groupInfoItem\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-amenities\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-amenities\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\t\t<h2>Amenities<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"subtitle\">\n\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-parking\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-parking\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\tParking\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"groupInfoItem\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t<span>\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon   SvgIcon--custom \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"   style=\"--svg-height: 24px; --svg-width: 24px\" >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-ic-flex-contact\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-ic-flex-contact\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n<\/span>\t\t\t<h2>Contact<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"groupInfoSubItem\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\"><p><strong>Archaeological Site of Matala<\/strong><br \/>\n\u03a4: +30 28920 45630<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ephorate of Antiquities of Heraklion<\/strong><br \/>\n\u03a4: +30 2810 279241, +30 2810 279200, +30 2810 279100<br \/>\nE: efahra@culture.gr<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n    \n    \n\n\n<link href=\"https:\/\/unpkg.com\/maplibre-gl@3.6.2\/dist\/maplibre-gl.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/unpkg.com\/maplibre-gl@3.6.2\/dist\/maplibre-gl.js\"><\/script>\n\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', async function() {\n    \/\/ Create markers array from twig data\n    const markers = [\n                    {\n                id: \"\\u003Csvg\\u0020class\\u003D\\u0022SvgIcon\\u0020SvgIcon\\u002D\\u002Dcustom\\u0022\\u0020aria\\u002Dhidden\\u003D\\u0022true\\u0022\\u0020role\\u003D\\u0022presentation\\u0022\\u0020shape\\u002Drendering\\u003D\\u0022geometricPrecision\\u0022\\u0020style\\u003D\\u0022\\u002D\\u002Dsvg\\u002Dheight\\u003A\\u002024px\\u003B\\u0020\\u002D\\u002Dsvg\\u002Dwidth\\u003A\\u002024px\\u0022\\u003E\\u003Cuse\\u0020class\\u003D\\u0022icon\\u002Dic\\u002Dflex\\u002Dvisit\\u002Ddestination\\u0022\\u0020href\\u003D\\u0022\\\/wp\\u002Dcontent\\\/themes\\\/hh\\\/public\\\/images\\\/icons.svg\\u0023icon\\u002Dic\\u002Dflex\\u002Dvisit\\u002Ddestination\\u0022\\u003E\\u003C\\\/use\\u003E\\u003C\\\/svg\\u003E\",\n                lat: 34.995341921035546,\n                lng: 24.749874150594074,\n                                                                            },\n            ].filter(marker => marker.lat && marker.lng && !isNaN(marker.lat) && !isNaN(marker.lng));\n\n    \/\/ Fetch and modify the style to remove problematic sprite references\n    let mapStyle;\n    try {\n        const styleResponse = await fetch('https:\/\/geo.hh.gr\/styles\/OSM%20OpenMapTiles\/style.json');\n        mapStyle = await styleResponse.json();\n\n        \/\/ Remove ONLY sprite references that cause 400 errors\n        if (mapStyle.sprite) {\n            delete mapStyle.sprite;\n        }\n\n        \/\/ Keep glyphs for text rendering, but filter out sprite-dependent layers\n        if (mapStyle.layers) {\n            mapStyle.layers = mapStyle.layers.filter(layer => {\n                \/\/ Remove layers that use sprite-based icons but keep text layers\n                if (layer.type === 'symbol' && layer.layout && layer.layout['icon-image']) {\n                    \/\/ This layer uses sprite icons, remove it\n                    return false;\n                }\n                \/\/ Keep all other layers including text layers\n                return true;\n            });\n        }\n    } catch (error) {\n        console.warn(\"Failed to fetch custom style, using fallback:\", error);\n        \/\/ Fallback to simple raster style\n        mapStyle = {\n            version: 8,\n            sources: {\n                osm: {\n                    type: 'raster',\n                    tiles: ['https:\/\/tile.openstreetmap.org\/{z}\/{x}\/{y}.png'],\n                    tileSize: 256\n                }\n            },\n            layers: [{\n                id: 'osm',\n                type: 'raster',\n                source: 'osm'\n            }]\n        };\n    }\n\n    \/\/ Initialize map with cleaned style\n    const map = new maplibregl.Map({\n        container: 'map',\n        style: mapStyle,\n        center: [markers[0].lng, markers[0].lat],\n        zoom: 13,\n        minZoom: 6,\n        maxZoom: 18,\n        maxBounds: [\n            [19.0, 34.5],\n            [29.7, 42.0]\n        ],\n        attributionControl: false\n    });\n\n    \n    \/\/ Add markers to map\n    markers.forEach((marker, index) => {\n        const el = document.createElement('div');\n        el.className = 'custom-marker';\n\n        \/\/ Check if id is SVG content or a number\n        const isSvgLabel = typeof marker.id === 'string' && marker.id.includes('<svg');\n        const filterId = isSvgLabel ? 'practical_' + index : marker.id;\n\n        el.innerHTML = `\n            <svg class=\"marker-pin\" width=\"46\" height=\"46\" viewBox=\"0 0 46 46\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                <g filter=\"url(#filter0_d_${filterId})\">\n                    <path d=\"M19.6616 2.66405C21.7991 1.77865 24.2009 1.77865 26.3384 2.66405L34.312 5.9668C36.4495 6.85221 38.1478 8.55048 39.0332 10.688L42.3359 18.6616C43.2214 20.7991 43.2214 23.2009 42.3359 25.3384L39.0332 33.312C38.1478 35.4495 36.4495 37.1478 34.312 38.0332L26.3384 41.3359C24.2009 42.2214 21.7991 42.2214 19.6616 41.3359L11.688 38.0332C9.55049 37.1478 7.85221 35.4495 6.96681 33.312L3.66405 25.3384C2.77865 23.2009 2.77865 20.7991 3.66405 18.6616L6.9668 10.688C7.85221 8.55049 9.55048 6.85221 11.688 5.9668L19.6616 2.66405Z\" fill=\"white\"\/>\n                    <path d=\"M19.8525 3.12598C21.8676 2.29132 24.1324 2.29132 26.1475 3.12598L34.1211 6.42871C36.1358 7.26336 37.7366 8.86418 38.5713 10.8789L41.874 18.8525C42.7087 20.8676 42.7087 23.1324 41.874 25.1475L38.5713 33.1211C37.7366 35.1358 36.1358 36.7366 34.1211 37.5713L26.1475 40.874C24.1324 41.7087 21.8676 41.7087 19.8525 40.874L11.8789 37.5713C9.86418 36.7366 8.26336 35.1358 7.42871 33.1211L4.12598 25.1475C3.29132 23.1324 3.29132 20.8676 4.12598 18.8525L7.42871 10.8789C8.26336 8.86418 9.86418 7.26336 11.8789 6.42871L19.8525 3.12598Z\" stroke=\"#BDBDBD\"\/>\n                <\/g>\n                <defs>\n                    <filter id=\"filter0_d_${filterId}\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"46\" height=\"46\" filterUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" color-interpolation-filters=\"sRGB\">\n                        <feFlood flood-opacity=\"0\" result=\"BackgroundImageFix\"\/>\n                        <feColorMatrix in=\"SourceAlpha\" type=\"matrix\" values=\"0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 127 0\" result=\"hardAlpha\"\/>\n                        <feOffset dy=\"1\"\/>\n                        <feGaussianBlur stdDeviation=\"1.5\"\/>\n                        <feComposite in2=\"hardAlpha\" operator=\"out\"\/>\n                        <feColorMatrix type=\"matrix\" values=\"0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.24 0\"\/>\n                        <feBlend mode=\"normal\" in2=\"BackgroundImageFix\" result=\"effect1_dropShadow_${filterId}\"\/>\n                        <feBlend mode=\"normal\" in=\"SourceGraphic\" in2=\"effect1_dropShadow_${filterId}\" result=\"shape\"\/>\n                    <\/filter>\n                <\/defs>\n            <\/svg>\n            <div class=\"marker-label\">${isSvgLabel ? marker.id : marker.id}<\/div>\n        `;\n\n        \/\/ Add the marker to the map with custom element\n        const mapMarker = new maplibregl.Marker({\n            element: el,\n            anchor: 'bottom'\n        })\n            .setLngLat([marker.lng, marker.lat]);\n\n        \n        mapMarker.addTo(map);\n    });\n\n    \/\/ Custom zoom controls\n    const mapContainer = document.getElementById('map');\n\n    \/\/ Zoom In Button\n    const zoomInBtn = document.createElement('button');\n    zoomInBtn.className = 'custom-zoom-btn zoom-in-btn';\n    zoomInBtn.innerHTML = '<span class=\"zoom-icon\">\uff0b<\/span>';\n    zoomInBtn.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Zoom In');\n    zoomInBtn.setAttribute('tabindex', '0');\n    zoomInBtn.addEventListener('click', () => map.zoomIn());\n    zoomInBtn.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {\n        if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {\n            e.preventDefault();\n            map.zoomIn();\n        }\n    });\n\n    \/\/ Zoom Out Button\n    const zoomOutBtn = document.createElement('button');\n    zoomOutBtn.className = 'custom-zoom-btn zoom-out-btn';\n    zoomOutBtn.innerHTML = '<span class=\"zoom-icon\">\uff0d<\/span>';\n    zoomOutBtn.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Zoom Out');\n    zoomOutBtn.setAttribute('tabindex', '0');\n    zoomOutBtn.addEventListener('click', () => map.zoomOut());\n    zoomOutBtn.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {\n        if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') {\n            e.preventDefault();\n            map.zoomOut();\n        }\n    });\n\n    \/\/ Append buttons to map container\n    mapContainer.appendChild(zoomInBtn);\n    mapContainer.appendChild(zoomOutBtn);\n});\n<\/script>\n\n\n<section class=\"section listBlock   \">\n\t<div class=\"block-heading d-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-title\">See also<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"row list four-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-3 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/messara-museum\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Archaeological Museum of Messara: Circled by mountains<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Museum-outside-2.jpg\" alt=\"\u0395\u03bd \u03bc\u03ad\u03c3\u03c9 \u03bf\u03c1\u03ad\u03c9\u03bd\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Museum-outside-2-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Museum-outside-2-1024x478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Museum-outside-2-768x358.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Museum-outside-2-1536x716.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Museum-outside-2.jpg 2024w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArchaeological Museum of Messara: Circled by mountains\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__subtitle\">\n\t\t\tMuseum\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-3 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/gortys\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Gortys: From Minoan center to Roman capital<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Agios-Titos-3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Gortys\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Agios-Titos-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Agios-Titos-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Agios-Titos-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Agios-Titos-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Agios-Titos-3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGortys: From Minoan center to Roman capital\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__subtitle\">\n\t\t\tArchaeological Site\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-3 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/phaistos\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Phaistos: The glorious palace of Minoan Crete<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u03a6\u03b1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Phaistos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u03a6\u03b1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u03a6\u03b1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u03a6\u03b1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u03a6\u03b1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u03a6\u03b1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhaistos: The glorious palace of Minoan Crete\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__subtitle\">\n\t\t\tArchaeological Site\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-3 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/royal-villa-agia-triada\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Royal Villa at Agia Triada: At the summer residence of the king of Phaistos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1020417-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Royal Villa at Agia Triada\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1020417-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1020417-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1020417-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1020417-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1020417-2048x1535.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRoyal Villa at Agia Triada: At the summer residence of the king of Phaistos\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__subtitle\">\n\t\t\tArchaeological Site\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n \n<\/section>\n  \n    \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":6697,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"destination_type":[50],"region":[64],"period":[52],"various_information":[],"theme":[],"class_list":["post-6691","destination","type-destination","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","destination_type-archaeological-site","region-crete","period-archaiotita-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Matala: A necropolis carved into rock - Hellenic Heritage<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/matala\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Matala: A necropolis carved into rock - Hellenic Heritage\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/matala\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Hellenic Heritage\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-28T12:05:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matala-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/matala\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/matala\/\",\"name\":\"Matala: A necropolis carved into rock - Hellenic Heritage\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/matala\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/matala\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matala-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-11T14:35:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-28T12:05:25+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/matala\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/matala\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/matala\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matala-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matala-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707,\"caption\":\"Matala\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/matala\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"\u0391\u03c1\u03c7\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Destinations\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Matala: A necropolis carved into rock\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Hellenic Heritage\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Matala: A necropolis carved into rock - Hellenic Heritage","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/matala\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Matala: A necropolis carved into rock - Hellenic Heritage","og_url":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/matala\/","og_site_name":"Hellenic Heritage","article_modified_time":"2026-03-28T12:05:25+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1707,"url":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matala-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/matala\/","url":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/matala\/","name":"Matala: A necropolis carved into rock - Hellenic Heritage","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/matala\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/matala\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matala-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2026-03-11T14:35:36+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-28T12:05:25+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/matala\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/matala\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/matala\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matala-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Matala-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1707,"caption":"Matala"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/matala\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"\u0391\u03c1\u03c7\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae","item":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Destinations","item":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Matala: A necropolis carved into rock"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/","name":"Hellenic Heritage","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/6691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/destination"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/6691\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8500,"href":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/6691\/revisions\/8500"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"destination_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination_type?post=6691"},{"taxonomy":"region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region?post=6691"},{"taxonomy":"period","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/period?post=6691"},{"taxonomy":"various_information","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/various_information?post=6691"},{"taxonomy":"theme","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/theme?post=6691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}