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The Messara Plateau
by Minoa.info / Juhani

The Messara Plateau extends dozens of kilometers in the east-west direction. It is a fertile southern Crete area focused on field farming, greenhouse plantation and growing olives. Here lie the ruins of the ancient Cretan capital of Gortys, Festos Palace and the excavations of the Agia Triada Palace. One of the main routes of the island goes across the area, and a new, wide road has been built from the eastern Messara to Heraklion, in order for the products of the area to be transported to Heraklion for shipping to Continental Europe. Panorama photo from southern mountains to Messara plateau. Behind are the Ida mountains.

Messara is an important producer of winter vegetables for Central Europe. Greenhouses cover large areas around the plateau. In addition to all kinds of crops and vegetables, olives and fruits are also grown in Messara, and sheepherding is also commonplace.

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Coordinates to Messara: 35° 1'53.54"N 25° 1'31.81"E
Minoa.info map of the area

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