In the Cretan hills of the Rethymno region, near the village of Margarites, this ancient tholos tomb speaks to a deep and layered past. Excavations carried out between 2004 and 2006 at the Palaiokklisia location revealed a three-aisled basilica, with work reaching down to the floor levels, where churches and floors came to light. The site holds a significant cultural layer within Crete's long heritage, a place where burial and worship seem to meet across the centuries, rewarding the curious traveler who pauses to look.
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