At 46 km from Heraklion are the ruins of Gortyna - the city reached its peak during the Roman period. Plato Gortyna mentioned as one of the richest cities in Crete. But the city was not only rich, but also civilized. Widely known city Gortyna right: there was found carved in stone a set of laws of V century BC

The ruins of the city spread out over a large area: Basilica of St. Titus (V century), baths, Pretoria (II century BC), the temple of Apollo, the Odeon, the sanctuary of the Egyptian gods (Isis and Serapis).