Palace of Phaistos
Palace of Phaistos is a palace in Faistos, Heraklion, Crete. Palace of Phaistos is situated nearby to the ruins Peristyle, as well as near Propylaia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: 8:00 AM—8:00 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: antique Minoan palace in Crete
- Also known as: “palace of Phaistos”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Phaistos and Phaistos Disc.
Phaistos
Archaeological site
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Phaistos, also transliterated as Phaestos, Festos and Latin Phaestus, is a Bronze Age archaeological site at modern Faistos, a municipality in south central Crete.
Phaistos Disc
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Phaistos Disc, or Phaistos Disk, is a disc of fired clay from the island of Crete, Greece, possibly from the middle or late Minoan Bronze Age, bearing a text in an unknown script and language.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Voroi and Petrokefali.
Petrokefali
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Petrokefali is a village, which is situated 3 km southeast of Palace of Phaistos.
Sivas
Village
Photo: Rob de Vries, CC BY 2.0.
Sivas is a village, which is situated 3½ km south of Palace of Phaistos.
Palace of Phaistos
- Categories: palace, building, tourism, ruins, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Faistos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.05147° or 35° 3′ 5″ northLongitude
24.81444° or 24° 48′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8G763R27+HQOpenStreetMap ID
way 375076151OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q9054486
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Palace of Phaistos” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “palau de Festos”
- Catalan: “Palau de Festos”
- Catalan: “Palau de Phaistos”
- French: “palais de Phaistos”
- French: “Palais de Phaistos”
- French: “palais de Phaïstos”
- German: “Palast von Phaistos”
- Greek: “Ανάκτορο της Φαιστός”
- Greek: “Ανάκτορο Φαιστού”
- Hebrew: “ארמון פאיסטוס”
- Polish: “Pałac minojski w Fajstos”
- Polish: “pałac w Fajstos”
- Russian: “Фестский дворец”
- Slovenian: “palača v Fajstosu”
- Spanish: “Palacio de Festo”
- Spanish: “palacio de Festos”
- Spanish: “Palacio de festos”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Peristyle and Propylaia.
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