Enigmatic ring shaped structures excavated in the Minoan palace site at Phaistos. They may have been used as granaries or to have held offerings for the shrines on the site #crete #phaistos #phaistospalace #minoan #ancientgreece

Palace exploring in the sunshine at the Minoan site of Phaistos, the second largest Minoan palace site on Crete #phaistos #minoans #minoan #crete #phaistospalace

Taken on my visit to Phaistos last week, the second largest Minoan palace discovered on Crete. This is essentially what the more famous Knossos would have looked like if its excavator, Arthur Evans, hadn’t been quite so keen on paint and concrete #phaistos #phaistospalace #minoan