Archaeological sites on the island of Crete

Municipality of Agios Vasileios

4 sights.

• Apollonia, Agios Vasileios
• Bionnos
• Lamon
• Soulia

Municipality of Agios Nikolaos

10 sights.

• Dreros
• Istron
• Lato
• Lato pros Kamara
• Malia
• Milatus
• Naxos
• Olous
• Priniatikos Pyrgos
• Vrokastro

Municipality of Amari

3 sights.

• Apodoulou
• Monastiraki, Crete
• Sybrita

Municipality of Anogia

1 sight.

• Zominthos

Municipality of Apokoronas

2 sights.

• Amphimalla
• Phylaki tholos tomb

Municipality of Archane - Asterousia

3 sights.

• Phourni
• Rhytion
• Vathypetro Minoan villa

Municipality of Gortys

7 sights.

• Apesokari
• Aulon, Gortys
• Gortyn
• Koumasa
• Leben
• Tholos tombs of Gerokambos
• Tripiti

Municipality of Heraklion

4 sights.

• Anemospilia
• Knossos
• Lycastus
• Rhaucus

Municipality of Ierapetra

13 sights.

• Azoria
• Chalasmenos
• Fournou Korifi
• Gournia
• Hierapytna
• Katalymata
• Kavousi Kastro
• Kavousi Vronda
• Malla
• Minoa (east Crete)
• Minoan villa of Makrygialos
• Myrtos Pyrgos
• Stalae

Municipality of Kantanos-Selinon

4 sights.

• Elyros
• Lissos
• Syia
• Yrtakina

Municipality of Kissamos

4 sights.

• Kisamos ancient city
• Phalasarna
• Polyrrhenia
• Trachilos footprints

Municipality of Malevizi

4 sights.

• Apellonia
• Apollonia, Malevizi
• Sklavokampos
• Tylissus

Municipality of Minoa Pediados

5 sights.

• Arkades
• Inatus
• Lyctus
• Papoura Hill Circular Structure
• Priansus

Municipality of Milopotamos

3 sights.

• Astale
• Cytaeum
• Oaxos

Municipality of Oropedion Lasithiou

1 sight.

• Karfi

Municipality of Platanias

2 sights.

• Ceraea
• Polychna

Municipality of Rethymnon

8 sights.

• Allaria
• Ancient Lappa
• Arsinoe
• Eleutherna (ancient city)
• Kara Musa Pasha Mosque
• Late Minoan cemetery at Armeni
• Pantomatrium
• Vrysinas

Municipality of Sitia

14 sights.

• Ampelos
• Chamezi Minoan house
• Dragmus
• Farmakokefalo
• Itanos
• Klimataria
• Magasa
• Minoan villa of Achladia
• Minoan villa of Agios Georgios
• Petras
• Petsofas
• Praisos
• Traostalos
• Zakros

Municipality of Sfakia

3 sights.

• Phoenix
• Poikilassos
• Tarra

Municipality of Festos

6 sights.

• Hagia Triada
• Kommos
• Lasaea
• Matalia
• Odigitria tholos cemetery
• Phaistos

Municipality of Chania

3 sights.

• Aptera
• Cisamus (Aptera)
• Kydonia

Municipality of Chersonissos

3 sights.

• Amnisos
• Chersonesos
• Nirou Chani

How the list was made

The page exists when at least 5 sights of the same type with a page of their own lie in the same region or on the same island. The type and the position are those of the sight pages (Wikidata, OpenStreetMap municipal boundaries).

See also

• Creteisland
• Sights of Greecelist
• Archaeological sites in Greecelist by region
• Greece month by monthlist
• Beaches with excellent water quality on the island of Crete153
• Archaeological sites on the island of Euboea16
• Archaeological sites on the island of Kea5
• Archaeological sites on the island of Lesbos6
• Archaeological sites on the island of Rhodes6

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from the sources below, with the date each was updated.

• Everyday places, tourism, transport and natureOpenStreetMap contributors, via the Overpass API · Live database at the time of the query · Date: 25 September 2026
• Sights: name and type (Wikidata)Wikidata contributors, CC0 · Date: 8 October 2026