Arkhanes Attractions

At Anemóspilia, in the foothills of the Holy Mountain of Yiouchta, was discovered a Minoan sanctuary sacred to Arkhanes and Knossos.

The collection contains finds from the Malia palace, the Fourni cemetery and the Anemospilia sanctuary. Many of the finds date from the Minoan era.

The Fourni archeological site, a minoan necropolis, dates back up to fou thousand years.

Four km/2.5mi south of Arkhánes, at Vathypetro, is a large Minoan villa, the center of a considerable estate.