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Bull-leaping fresco
Posted on07. May, 2009 by Katia.
Bull-leaping was the favourite sports of the Minoans. It was a ritual practised mostly by young men and women, a spectacle memorialised in the frescoes at Knossos Palace. Photo of Bull-leaping fresco by oboulko
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Minoan frescoes in Knossos
Posted on07. May, 2009 by Katia.
Knossos is a multi-storey building lying at almost six acres of land, which was built between 1700 and 1400BC. Walls were decorated by frescoes and other paintings, adding a sophisticated note to the Palace. Tourists admiring the Minoan Prince fresco in Knossos. Photo by Robert Young
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Almiros River in Amoudara
Posted on28. Mar, 2009 by Katia.
A video showing Almiros river at the west end of Amoudara beach, near the electricity plant at Linoperamata.
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Walking on Amoudara beach
Posted on28. Mar, 2009 by Katia.
The beach of Amoudara, 5 km east of Heraklion. Amoudara is a long sandy beach west of the Heraklion Olympic Stadium, which is visible in the background in this photo. Ammoudara photo by: xamogelo