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Museums of Crete
District of Hania
Hania
Archaeological Museum
Housed in the Venetian church of San Francesco. Its exhibits from
western Crete and other areas date from the Neolithic to the Roman
era, and include idols, statues, inscriptions, weapons, pottery,
seal stones, coins, jewellery, etc.
Historical Archives of Crete.
A rich collection of folklore and material related to the history
of the island.
Naval Museum of Crete.
On the mole of the Venetian harbour. Exhibits linked with the
island's history.
Byzantine and post-Byzantine collection of Hania.
The collection is housed in the Venetian church of San Salvatore.
District
of Rethymno
Rethymno
Archaeological Museum
The Venetian loggia is a museum containing interesting
archaeological finds from the region, as well as a fine coin
collection.
Ethnological
museum of Vori.
District
of Iraklio
Archaeological Museum. One of the most important museums in
Greece. Here are assembled almost all the find from the Minoan
era. Pottery, stone carvings, seal stones, statuettes, gold,
metalwork, the marvellous frescoes from the Royal and little
Palaces and villas of the wealthy, and finally, the unique painted
limestone sarcophagus from Agia Trias.
Historical Museum.
Exhibits from, the Byzantine, Venetian and Turkish periods and
historical documents of more recent Cretan history. Also a rich
collection of folk art consisting of local costumes, textiles,
wood carvings and embroidery as well as a representation of a
typical Cretan house.
Museum of the Battle of Crete and National Resistance.
Natural History Museum.
Archaeological Collection of Archanes Contains finds from the
Malia palace, the Fourni cemetery, and the sanctuary at
Anemospilia dating to the Minoan era.
Museum of holy icons and relics of Saint Catherine.
Ethnological
museum of Vori.
District
of lassithi
Agios Nikolaos
Archaeological Museum. It contains finds from excavations in
eastern Crete.
lerapetra Archaeological
Collection. Contains marble statues and inscriptions from the
Greek-Roman era.
Sitia
Archaeological Museum. Contains finds from Sitia, Zakros, Petra
and Paleokastro from the Minoan era.
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