The Minoan villa of Vathypetro, situated at the position Piso Livadia, 4 km south of Archanes in the southeast side of Yuhtas. It is a large building, in some parts it has two storeys, with walls decorated with colourful mortar, without frescoes.

The excavation started in 1949 by Spyridon Marinatos and lasted until 1956. Restoration and consolidation works were conducted during the excavation and were continued until 1973. In one of the restored rooms there is a small exhibition with the pottery from the villa of Vathypetro.

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