Grandes ( el, Γκράντες) is a group of three small islands off the east coast of
Crete
Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern
Modern may refer to:
History
*Modern history
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Archaeology or archeology ...

. Administratively it comes within the
Itanos
Itanos ( el, Ίτανος) is a former municipality in the Lasithi
Lasithi ( el, Λασίθι) is the easternmost regional units of Greece, regional unit on the island of Crete, to the east of Heraklion. Its capital is Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Agio ...

municipality in
Lasithi
Lasithi ( el, Λασίθι) is the easternmost regional units of Greece, regional unit on the island of Crete, to the east of Heraklion. Its capital is Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Agios Nikolaos, the other major towns being Ierapetra and Sitia. The mou ...

. Grandes can be seen from the
Minoan
The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age
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site of
Roussolakkos
Roussolakkos is the site of an important Minoan civilization, Minoan city, located near Palekastro, Crete. It is the only Minoan city to have survived intact. Its harbor, outlying settlements, sanctuaries, and quarries are preserved under sediment ...
near
Palekastro
Palaikastro ( el, Παλαίκαστρο; Godart and Olivier abbreviation PK) is a small village at the east end of the Mediterranean island Crete.
It is a historic site. Already in Minoan civilization, Minoan times the region was a centre of tr ...
as can the island of
Elasa
Elasa ( el, Ελάσα) is an island that can be found northeast of Crete in the Aegean Sea
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.
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Landforms of Lasithi
Uninhabited islands of Crete
Islands of Greece