CRETE TRAVEL GUIDE
CRETE TRAVEL GUIDE
CRETE TRAVEL GUIDE
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Crete Travel Guide<br />
Phaestos<br />
Practical information<br />
• Map H5<br />
• 8km (5 miles) west of Moires village<br />
• 28920 42315<br />
• 8am–7pm Tue–Sun<br />
• Adm €4.00<br />
Top tips<br />
• The on-site Tourist Pavilion at Phaestos serves<br />
cold drinks and indifferent food, but there are<br />
several better (and cheaper) refreshments stops<br />
at Agios Ioannis village, including the Taverna Agios<br />
Ioannis, on the main street.<br />
• For an overnight stop, head for the little resort<br />
of Matala, with sandy beaches and small hotels,<br />
less than 30 minutes drive from Phaestos.<br />
Minoan Demise<br />
What caused the sudden collapse of the Minoan<br />
civilisation? Many believe that it was the eruption<br />
of the volcano on the island of Thira (Santorini),<br />
which would have triggered great tidal waves and<br />
suffocating clouds of volcanic ash. Other<br />
explanations include invasion by the warlike<br />
Mycenaeans of the mainland. But all such theories<br />
remain speculative for now.<br />
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