Knossos Royal Village

... days; 9 days; 40 days; l year; and 3 years to remember the dead. There are service announcements posted throughout the village.   There were several windmills along the roads.  At one time, there were over 7,000 white sail clothed windmills ...

... waiting to take us on a tour. Our newly hired driver takes us through the olive groves to The Minoan Palace of Knossos, which is near Heraklion. During the periods between 2600-1700 BC this palace rose and fell when it was destroyed around 1620 BC ...