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Crete’s Minoan Palaces Join UNESCO’s World Heritage List! 🌍✨🏛

In a proud moment for Greece, six Minoan palaces—Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, Zakros, Zominthos, and Kydonia—have gained official recognition by UNESCO for their outstanding cultural value.

📍These sites highlight the brilliance of the Minoan civilization, known for its monumental architecture, early urban development, and pioneering writing systems (Cretan Hieroglyphic & Linear A).

This honor boosts Crete’s global cultural position, promising increased protection, international visibility, and sustainable tourism.

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❓Which Minoan site is at the top of your travel bucket list?

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Explore Ramnous, the best-preserved ancient Attic deme. Walk among temples, fortified walls, ancient ruins, and relax on secluded beaches. History and nature in one place!

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Ramnous, the Best-Preserved Ancient Attic Deme: Temples, Fortresses, and Hidden Beaches

Αt the northeastern edge of Attica, about 60km from Athens, next to the Euboean Gulf, lie the ruins of the ancient deme of Ramnous (Ramnountas). Ramnous is the best-preserved ancient Attic deme site and belonged to the Aiandidae tribe (Demes were suburbs or subdivisions of the ancient city-state of...

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