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Chania
Crete island
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Chania
(Kydonia) identified with the ancient city of Kydonia, was one
of the most important cities of the Minoan period. Since 1966, the 25th
Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities has been conducting salvage
and systematic excavations, while an important part of the city is excavated
in collaboration with the Swedish Archaeological Institute in Athens. Some
of the most important finds from the city are exhibited in the Archaeological
Museum of Chania.
The
most important monuments of the site are:
Part
of a Minoan villa with an "adyton" decorated with wall-paintings.
Minoan
houses of the central part of the ancient city.
Rock-cut
chamber tombs preserved in built and unbuilt areas of the modern city. |
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