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Since then, it has become the biggest tourist draw on Crete. Knossos is located about ... into both the Palace of Knossos and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum. Knossos & Lasithi Plateau ...

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In 1950 the Santorini volcano experienced its last eruption, closing a cycle of volcanic activity that had begun in 1939.

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With coastlines along the Mediterranean, the Atlantic, and beyond, Europe is home to some of the world’s most beautiful ...

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