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In the last few years it shows a stable tourist and urban development. With Mochlos the settlement on the small island at the other side formed an important Minoan harbour hub.
Manu significant Minoan antiquitie were excavated there. At the west side of the island tombs and mansions of aristocratis families were discovered where artistic golden jewels, cameos, a golden ring with the discription of a neked goddes on a ship.
At the south part, a big Minoan settlement and at the north, fortress ruins of a Roman an Byzantine settlements were discovered. At the settlement, which was inhabited in the Neolithic period, Roman fish tanks, an ancient quarry, a series of tombs with admiring pots etc, were found.
Mochlos is the tourist resort among the villages of the area and attracts many foreign naturalist, as it is considered to be a place of exceptional beauty. |
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