Phaistos

Ancient Greek city in Crete PhaistosΦαιστός (Greek)Pa-i-toPhaestus35°03′05″N 24°48′49″E / 35.05139°N 24.81361°E / 35.05139; 24.81361TypeMinoan palace and cityPeriodsLate Neolithic to Late Bronze AgeCulturesMinoanLocationFaistos, Heraklion, Crete, GreeceRegionThe eastern point of a ridge overlooking Messara Plain to the eastHistoryBuiltFirst settlement dates to about 3000 BCE. First palace dates to about 1850 BCE. New palace dates to around 1700 BCESite notesMaterialTrimmed blocks of limestone and alabaster, mudbrick, rubble, woodArea8,400 m2 (90,000 sq ft) for the palace. The city extended a few km into the valley below.Excavation dates1894, 1900–1920, 1950–1966, 2000–2004, 2007–presentArchaeologistsAntonio Taramelli, Federico Halbherr, Luigi Pernier, Antonio Minto, Doro Levi, Vincenzo La Rosa, Fausto LongoConditionTamped soil, stone walkways, hand rails, lightly roofed areasManagement23rd Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical AntiquitiesPublic accessYes UNESCO World Heritage SitePart ofMinoan Palatial CentresCriteriaCultural: ii, iii, iv, viReference1733-002Inscription2025 (47th Session) Phaistos (Greek: Φαιστός, pronounced [feˈstos]; An