The archaeological site is located at an altitude of 400m in the north of the Asterousia mountains. Excavations unearthed a pre-palatial settlement, a Minoan cemetery, a peak sanctuary on Korakies hill and a cyclopean wall next to the settlement. Excavations began in...
The peak sanctuary is located a few metres below the highest peak of Asterousia, Kofinas, at an altitude of 1231m. There is also an archaeological site that includes remains of houses, walls and tombs dating from Minoan to Byzantine times. Archaeologists have found an...
The archaeological site is in Lendas in the south of Asterousia. The city of ancient Levina was an important commercial centre and the seaport of Gortys, the capital of the island, during Roman times. It flourished during the Hellenistic and Roman times, but there are...
The archaeological site is located at a height of 135m, on the hill of Papouri Kalokambou, east of the exit of the gorge of Tripiti. It is an archaeological site that includes a Minoan settlement, a Minoan tholos tomb, a Hellenistic and Roman settlement, and a...
The archaeological site is in the bay of Matala, in the northwest of Asterousia. It includes the cove with the submerged parts of the ancient settlement and port, as well as the rock-cut tombs of the Roman period at the northern slope of the cove. Strabo mentions that...
