Messara Plain
（重定向自Mesara）
![View of Messara from the hill of Phaestus](/Images/godic/202501/26/Festos_-_Valley_of_Messara_25145.jpg")
The Messara Plain or simply Messara (Greek:Μεσσαρά) is an illuvial plain in southern Crete, stretching about 50 km west-to-east and 7 km north-to-south, making it the largest plain in Crete.
On a hill at its west end are the ruins of Phaestus, near the middle are the ruins of the ancient city of Gortys.