A visit to the famous ancient city of Festos, now ancient ruins. The city was self-sufficient, including its own currency and palace for worshipping.
Lukas and Phil taking photos of the landscape
Walking onto the premises. On the left, prickly pears. And straight ahead, the ruins of Festos. The covered area is being restored.
It's crazy to think that people used to walk right here so long ago -- 4000 BC!
This one is my favorite, part of the palace.
This is a charm I bought, it's the disc of Festos. Very Cretan. The original was found in the palace, it's fired clay from the Minoan Bronze Age. To this day, it cannot be interpreted by anyone, and remains quite the archaeological mystery. You can read more about it here: http://www.world-mysteries.com/sar_9.htm, or on Wikipedia, of course :)
Bye bye, Φαιστός.
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