Phaistos, also transliterated as Phaestos, Festos and Latin Phaestus, is a Bronze Age archaeological site at modern Faistos, a municipality in south central Crete. It is notable for the remains of a Minoan palace and the surrounding town.
Location: Faistos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Alternative name: Phaestus
Region: The eastern point of a ridge overlooking Messara Plain to the east
Area: 8,400 m² (90,000 sq ft) for the palace. The city extended a few km into the valley below.
Material: Trimmed blocks of limestone and alabaster, mudbrick, rubble, wood
Founded: First settlement dates to about 3000 BCE. First palace dates to about 1850 BCE. New palace dates to around 1700 BCE
Periods: Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age
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