Malia Travel Guide

morning hours! Apart form the area’s historical and cultural value  - with the  palace found at Malia  being  the third largest palace of Minoan Crete after Knossos and Phaistos – the area has the best reputation when it comes to partying and going out. Not only for the youngsters but also for those who still feel young , Malia is the best holiday destination.

Malia resorts

Malia tourism

The beaches are great and clean which gives you the opportunity to spend endless hours there while having the best tun! Enjoy the best facilities at the  area’s hotel resorts whether you wish to spend the most modest vacation of your life or you wish to enjoy the facilities of a 5 star hotel. The  promising area of Malia  is welcoming you to meet the island’s beauty and discover its true magic.

Things to do in Malia

Malia culture

It was first built around 1900 BC.Today the ruins reflect this second rebirth of the palace on the ruins of the old one, and the excavations which persist to our day reveal a place of significant economic and political activity which lasted until its final destruction by fire in 1450 BC. Along the lines with other Minoan palaces, there is a smaller courtyard to the west where modern visitors normally enter the ruins, adjacent to the eight circular granaries.

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