Zominthos Traditional Cache
Hidden : 11/6/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Another cache of the E4 Cretan Trail Caches series.
Μια ακόμη κρύπτη της σειράς του μονοπατιού Ε4.

E4 CTC – Cretan Trail Cashes- is an effort by geocachers who live or love Crete to place geocaches along the whole E4 trail from the easternmost to the westernmost point of Crete. E4 European Trail can be mostly hiked but also partly driven.

You can see more about E4 caches here: http://geocrete.wordpress.com/2012/09/21/e4-cretan-trail-caches/

Οι κρύπτες κατά μήκος του Ευρωπαϊκού μονοπατιού Ε4 αποτελούν μια προσπάθεια των γαιο-παικτών που μένουν ή έρχονται συχνά στην Κρήτη να τοποθετηθούν κρύπτες σε όλο το μήκος του, από την ανατολική ως τη δυτική άκρη του νησιού. Το Ε4 είναι βασικά πεζοπορικό μονοπάτι, πολλά κομμάτια του όμως βρίσκονται σε δρόμους.

Μπορείτε να βρείτε περισσότερα για τις κρύπτες στο Ε4 (στα Αγγλικά) εδώ: http://geocrete.wordpress.com/2012/09/21/e4-cretan-trail-caches/


Zominthos - Ζώμινθος in Greek - is a small plateau, on the road from Anogia to Nida plateau. In ancient times it used to be on the path from Knossos to Idaion Antron, the sanctuary cave of Zeus. Zominthos is best known for the large Minoan building discovered there; signs of permanent settlement date back to about 1800 B.C.

In 1982, the Greek archaeologist Yannis Sakellarakis unveiled a large, two-story Minoan building at an altitude slightly below 1200m. The building's unusual size and careful construction, which incorporates some features pertinent only to palatial architecture, has attracted the interest of archaeologists. The significance of the discovery is emphasized even further by the fact that it lies considerably above the usual limit of Minoan and modern Cretan settlements.

Excavations have unearthed only a small part of the building and are still underway. However, they have made clear that the structure has been strongly built and is unusually well-preserved, with some of the remaining walls rising up to 3 meters in height. It has a strict north-south orientation and extends to at least 1350 m², with 40 rooms on the ground floor alone, some of which with frescoes.

Unique to Minoan Crete is the discovery of a large pottery workshop. Equally important are the unearthed artifacts made from processed rock crystals.

The building may have served as a hotel to visitors of Idaion Antron and was abandoned after a big earthquake in around 1600 B.C.



You can see the arcaeologist Yannis Sakellarakis speaking about his excavations here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCP9qSQtbX8

The site is not open to visitors. Only if you are lucky enough to find people working there, you may ask to be let in. Some dozens of meters further on there is the church of Agia Marina, where you can find water and a nice place for a rest.

The cache is a small plastic container with a logbook, a pen and some goodies to trade. Please, hide it carefully again!


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