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Malia Palace Archaeological Site, Malia

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Explore Malia Palace Archaeological Site to see what's left of the palace built here several thousand years ago. The palace was constructed in 1900 BCE but was destroyed 200 hundred years later. The ruins you'll see are from the rebuilt palace, which replaced the former in 1700 BC. Begin at the small museum, where you will see a model of the palace as it would have looked originally. At the north end of the palace, visit the necropolis where the famous gold bee pendant--now on display in a museum in Heraklion--was uncovered. Learn about the Minoans relationship with their Gods by examining the round table in the central court, where they placed seeds as offerings to the deities. For travelers who use our custom trip planner, Malia holidays become easier to arrange, with trips to the Malia Palace Archaeological Site and other attractions mapped out and timetabled.
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  • By Deutschexpat13
    One needs to bring their imagination to this Minoan archeological site as near all treasures of Malia have been removed to a museum. So all that is left is the stone foundations of a rather broad...  more »
  • By Florian254
    around 4 km east of Malia this ancient p(a)lace can be visited for a small entrance fee. It is far smaller than Knossos but offers a lot of the same features. It could need a better information to...  more »
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  • By René Albrecht
    Lot of dead red stones. Boring waist money only the zucchini was funny
  • By Mark Atkins
    Amazing Minoan palace the extent of which is only now being realised. All the archeology of Knossos with zero crowds and NO Evans reconstructions. Masks currently required throughout sure despite being in open air which takes the 5star away - surely not needed on such an open site with so few visitors as social distancing no problem at all?
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