Points of interest

Archaeological sites
Hamezi Minoan farmhouse

The farmhouse is on a hill in Souvloto Mouri, near the village of Hamezi. It is the only excavated Minoan farmhouse that has an ellipsoidal shape.

It was most probably a large complex with later additions dating to about 2000BC. The buildings belong to two phases: early Minoan and Middle Minoan.

The rooms of the farmhouse developed around an atrium and communicated between them with openings. In the centre of the atrium a tank was collecting the rainwater. In the northern rooms, there was a domestic shrine with altar, hearth, and figurines. A staircase, still visible today was leading to the rooms of the upper floor.

During the excavation, archaeologists found storage vases, stone vessels, weaving equipment, grindstones, and sharpening stones.

The project is implemented through the Regional Development Fund of Crete
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