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A rocky path through pine trees and low shrubs leading down a hillside towards a turquoise bay between steep headlands on the south coast of Crete
Archaeology

Ancient Lissos and its Asklepieion

Between Paleochora and Sougia lies Lissos, an ancient port with a sanctuary of the healing god Asklepios. No road reaches it, which is part of its magic.

6 October 2026 · 4 min
View from the hillside below Aptera over dry grass to Souda Bay, with the village of Kalami and its fortress on the shore and the Akrotiri peninsula across the water
Archaeology

Ancient Aptera: the city on the hill above Souda Bay

Walls, Roman cisterns, a theatre and an old monastery on a plateau above Souda Bay. Ancient Aptera is one of the most rewarding sites in western Crete.

8 September 2026 · 4 min