Known mostly to travellers as one of the most exquisite beaches on the island, Falassarna like almost every destination in Crete, has an ancient past steeped in historical significance. Once a city itself with a grand trading port one will find evidence of this at its archaeological site which includes remains of the port itself, a cemetery with small, rectangular cist graves, ruins of the city and its walls, as well as an enormous stone throne thought to have been built as a platform for speeches or possibly as an offering to Poseidon, God of the Sea.
