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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