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Acropolis of Gortyna

Category: Archaeological subsite, Areas of Interest, Fortifications
Region: Gortyna, Heraklion
Discover the Acropolis of Gortyna, a Byzantine-era stronghold on Crete. Explore its fortifications, churches, and remnants of a once-thriving community.

Early Christian Basilika at Onithe

Category: Archaeological subsite, Areas of Interest, Religion POIs
Region: Rethymno, Rethymno municipality
A significant Early Byzantine structure in Rethymno, Crete, dating to the late 5th and early 6th centuries AD. This three-aisled basilica, measuring approximately 36 x 17 meters, was built on a slope with stepped aisles separated by colonnades. Architectural features include a portico, narthex, a potential atrium, and an eastern semicircular apse with a synthronon. Flanking the sanctuary were pastophoria, likely a Prothesis and Diakonikon. Mosaic floors decorated the central aisle, sanctuary, and narthex.