Kalyvia, Heraklion

For other uses, see Kalyvia.

Kalyvia (Greek: Καλύβια, "huts") is a village in the Heraklion regional unit on southern Crete in Greece.[1][2] The local area was important in the Minoan era, as manifested by the extensive ruins of nearby Phaistos, a major palatial settlement of the Bronze Age.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Robert Pashley, Travels in Crete, 1837, John Murray Publishers, Original from Oxford University, England
  2. ↑ Crete Map, Eastern Crete Development Organization (2004) Fotis Serfas
  3. ↑ C. Michael Hogan, Phaistos Fieldnotes, Modern Antiquarian (2007)

Coordinates: 35°03′29″N 25°13′41″E / 35.058°N 25.228°E / 35.058; 25.228

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