This island is the center of production for the myzithra and graviera varieties of cheese.
This island is the center of production for the myzithra and graviera varieties of cheese. Culture on this island also involves the "mandinades" and "sitiakos" song and dance forms. German general Heinrich Kreipe was kidnapped during World War II near this island's town of Archanes. Since the 1970s, this island's rural areas have depopulated into cities such as Khánia and Réthimnon. This island's capital, then called (*) Candia, was taken by the Ottomans from Venice in 1669 after a lengthy siege. Near this island's city of Iraklion, Arthur Evans excavated the Palace of Minos in the Knossos archaeological site. For 10 points, name this large island, often thought to be the oldest outpost of Greek civilization.
This island is the center of production for the myzithra and graviera varieties of cheese.
{Crete} [or {Kriti}]