ancient ruins
Palace of Knossos
The largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and ceremonial center of the Minoan civilization, associated with the myth of the Labyrinth and the Minotaur.
32 km · about 35 min drive
Crete, Greece · Europe
Pýrgos sits on the route: 15 minutes from Asímion, 32km from Palace of Knossos.
Pýrgos is a town located in Crete, Greece. With a population of 1,134, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Pýrgos sits in Greece, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Athens time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Pýrgos to your route.
Rhytium or Rhytion (Ancient Greek: Ῥύτιον), also called Rhytiassus or Rhytiassos, was a town of ancient Crete which Homer couples with Phaistos in the Catalogue of Ships in the Iliad as "well-peopled cities." The city belonged to the Gortynians. Earlier it was thought that the reading Rhythimne (Ῥυθίμνη) in the entryRead more
of Stephanus of Byzantium on Stelae should be emended into Rhytium (Ῥύτιον), but today it seems that Rhithymna or Rhittenia was meant.
The city continued to be independent until the Hellenistic period. According to Strabo, it then came under the rule of Gortyn and declined. Rhytion remained inhabited, although insignificant, until the Byzantine period, until, according to Claudius Aelianus, the citizens were forced to leave by an insect plague.
Its site is located near modern Rotasi.
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Pýrgos is located in Crete, Greece, Europe. The coordinates are 35.0061 latitude, 25.1519 longitude.
Pýrgos has a population of approximately 1,134 people, making it a town in Greece.
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ancient ruins
The largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and ceremonial center of the Minoan civilization, associated with the myth of the Labyrinth and the Minotaur.
32 km · about 35 min drive
museum
One of the greatest museums in Europe, housing the world's finest collection of Minoan art and artifacts from Crete's Bronze Age palaces.
37 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Mediterranean-focused aquarium in Crete showcasing the rich marine biodiversity of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.
38 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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