Malia Palace
Malia is a Minoan and Mycenaean archaeological site located on the northern coast of Crete in the Heraklion area. It is about 35 kilometers east of the ancient site of Knossos and 40 kilometers east of the modern city of Heraklion.- Opening hours: Monday and Wednesday—Sunday 8:00 AM—8:00 PM
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: historical site on Crete, Greece
- Also known as: “Malia” and “Malia archaeological site”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Malia and Sisi.
Malia
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Malia is in Crete, 34 km east of Heraklion, the Cretan capital city. It is one of six Minoan Palatial Centres to be listed as a world heritage site.
Sisi
Village
Photo: Stegop, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sisi, or Sissi is a small Greek resort in the municipal unit Vrachasi, Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete. It is situated on the north coast, 6 km northwest of Vrachasi and 6 km east of Malia, 22 km northwest of Agios Nikolaos and 35 km east of Heraklion. Sisi is situated 3½ km east of Malia Palace.
Stalida
Village
Photo: Алексей Шулик, CC BY 3.0.
Stalida is a village that lies between Malia and Hersonissos on the north coast of Crete, Greece. The name derives from the Greek verb stalizo, which means 'stop for a rest' as this was a location where shepherds and farms rested in between villages. Stalida is situated 6 km west of Malia Palace.
Malia Palace
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Chersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.29346° or 35° 17′ 37″ northLongitude
25.4919° or 25° 29′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8G777FVR+9QOpenStreetMap ID
way 369937048OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1887316
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Malia Palace” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Малія”
- Catalan: “palau de Màlia”
- Catalan: “Palau de Màlia”
- Czech: “Malia”
- Finnish: “Mália”
- French: “Malia”
- German: “Malia”
- German: “Palast von Malia”
- Greek: “Αρχαιολογικός Χώρος Μαλίων”
- Greek: “Μάλια”
- Hebrew: “מליה”
- Hungarian: “Mália”
- Italian: “Malia”
- Japanese: “マリア (クレタ島)”
- Latin: “Malia (urbs Minoa)”
- Latin: “Malia”
- Lithuanian: “Malija (archeologinė vietovė)”
- Lithuanian: “Malija”
- Polish: “Malia”
- Polish: “Pałac minojski w Malii”
- Portuguese: “Malia (palácio)”
- Portuguese: “Mália (palácio)”
- Portuguese: “Mália”
- Portuguese: “Palácio de Malia”
- Portuguese: “Palácio de Mália”
- Russian: “Малия”
- Slovak: “Malia”
- Slovenian: “Palača Malija”
- Spanish: “Yacimiento arqueologico de Malia”
- Spanish: “Yacimiento arqueológico de Malia”
- Tatar: “Малиа археологик аланы”
- Turkish: “Malia”
- Ukrainian: “Маллія”
- Ukrainian: “Мінойській палац в Маллії”
- Vietnamese: “Malia”
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