Maa Paliokastro by leics
Set on the north-westerly headland of Coral Bay (bus route 15), Maa Paliokastro is an excavated prehistoric site which is worth a visit.First settled in the Copper Age, later Aegean settlers built their village there around 1200BC. It was a pretty wealthy place judging by the size of some of the houses (and there are also the remains of some public buildings) . Destroyed in 1185BC (possibly by pirates) it was rebuilt and finally abandoned in 1150BC.
There's a partially-sunken museum on site, built in the style of a Greek tomb, with interesting finds and information boards.
Most amazingly, the whole site is entirely covered with huge potsherds; it's a strange and wonderful feeling to hold something 3000 years old.
More detail in my travelogue
