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Crete (Greek Kriti; called Candia in the Venetian period and Girit in Ottoman Turkish) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located at approximately 35° N 24° E.
Tourist attractions in Crete include archeological sites at Knossos, Phaistos, Gortys and many other places, the Venetian castle in Rethymno, the Samaria Gorge and many other minor gorges (Agia Irini, Aradena, etc).
Greece and Crete
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Greece and Crete
Crete was the location of the Minoan civilization (ca. 2600–1400 BCE), one of the first civilizations in Europe.
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