Must-see attractions in Greek Islands
Iraklio Province
The area known as the North Court was once lined with workshops and storage rooms.
Iraklio Province
These four surviving steps of a large staircase may have been used as a theatre.
Thasos
Dedicated to Greek-American artist Polygnotos Vagis (born in Potamia in 1894).
Knossos
The West Court may have been a marketplace or the site of public gatherings.
Iraklio Province
En route to/from the village of Krasí you will pass the controversial Aposelemis Dam, the construction of which was completed in 2012. Formerly wedged…
Hania
The discovery of clay tablets with Linear B script during ongoing excavations on Kastelli Hill to the east of the Venetian Harbour has led archaeologists…
Lasithi Province
Just below Agia Ekaterini, the main church, look for a Venetian building that was once the administrative base of a French garrison based in Sitia during…
Ierapetra
This is where Napoleon Bonaparte is said to have stayed incognito with a local family when his ship anchored in Crete for one night in 1798 en route to…
Iraklio
Iraklio's first fountain was cobbled together in the 1550s from antique materials, including Venetian coats of arms and a statue of a Roman official found…
Iraklio
Located opposite Morosini Fountain and dedicated to St Mark, the patron saint of Venice, Agios Markos Basilica was built at the beginning of Venetian rule…
Corfu Town
The former home of poet Dionysios Solomos (1798–1857), facing the Old Port across the waterfront road, is now a museum. His 'Hymn to Liberty' became the…
Rhodes Town
Behind its plain exterior, this 500-year-old Ottoman bathhouse is spectacular, with a finely wrought star-pierced ceiling that allows light to radiate…
Rethymno
This building began life as a monastery but was turned into a mosque by the Turks, who added the domes and a minaret, of which only bits remain. It is…
Ikaria
Kambos’ small museum displays Neolithic tools, geometric vases, classical sculpture fragments, figurines and ivory trinkets. If it’s closed, ask Vasilis…
Ierapetra
Built in 1856 atop a much older church possibly dating to the Venetian era, this handsome house of worship is dedicated to St George, the patron saint of…
Rethymno
At the southern edge of the old quarter, this arched stone gate is the only remnant of the Venetian city wall. It was built in the late 16th century and…
Knossos
Next to the queen's bedroom, but barely visible through glass, the ruler's wife's 'bathroom' may have had a clay bathtub and a primitive type of water…
Kythira
Housed in a standalone former powder magazine (a store for explosives), this small exhibition displays and explains the coats of arms of Kythira's leading…
Argostoli
Kefallonia's archaeological museum, which holds treasures from all over the island, including Mycenaean finds, sustained serious damage in a 2014…
Agios Nikolaos
Right in the town centre, Agios Nikolaos' main church is a three-aisled Byzantine construction dedicated to the Holy Trinity. The mosaic above the main…
Rhodes Town
At the southeast corner of the Old Town, this is one of the few city gates you can drive through, with parking to the right inside.
Paros
This beautifully intact Cycladic windmill sits right outside the main ferry terminal and is a central point in Parikia.
Ierapetra
Ierapetra's pretty town hall is in the city centre next to a small park and near the ferries to Chrissi Island.
Rhodes Town
This modern city gate, opened in 1955, connects the Old Town with the harbour.
Hania Province
Gavdos’ priest has created a small museum in an old stone house with items collected from the island, including agricultural and domestic tools, a loom…
