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Location:

  • Greece, Falasarná
  • geo:35.510746,23.568748
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Class:

  • City
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=24809

Annotations

The ancient city of Phalasarna was placed in the middle of the west coast of Crete. Pottery from the surroundings proves that the city was already inhabited in the Middle Minoan period. The name Falassarna is attributed to the local nymph Falassarne.

See:

  1. https://www.incrediblecrete.gr/tourist-map/

Nearby

Port of Phalasarna

Fortificated port of Falasarna.

Phalasarna [Falasarna]

Ancient Greek port

Platanos Tomb Gamma (5 km)

Minoan necropolis.


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