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The Archeological Museum of Chania started operating in 1963 in the main church of the Venetian monastery of Agios Fragkiskos. Its collection includes exhibits from the history of the district (Neolithic period-Roman Empire). You will see many pre-historic findings from caves, tombs of the Geometrical period and Minoan findings excavated in...
The findings of the archeological excavations that are dated from the Old Christianity period till the Ottoman Empire are displayed in a building that once used to be the church of San Salvatore. Its exhibits include epitaphs, icons, murals, mosaics, pottery and other items that present the artistic activity in Chania during the Byzantine and...
The Firkas Fortress is located at the east end of the Old Port. It was built by the Venetians and was used during the Ottoman Empire by a division that named it "firkas" (means division). Since 1973, the second largest maritime museum in Greece is housed here. The wide collection of the museum includes ship models, naval instruments and...
The second museum, in which the archeological findings of Chania and, in particular, of Kissamos are hosted, is housed in the building of the old Venetian-Turkish Headquarters, which was located within the perimeter of the Venetian castle of Ancient Kissamos, which was destroyed by an earthquake in 365 AC. Furthermore, the pertinent reports of...
Eleftherios Venizelos from Chania, one of the greatest politicians in the History of modern Greece, lived for many years in a mansion in Halepa. This mansion, built in 1880 and renovated on his own initiative, was his basis for over thirty years. Moreover, this beautiful house with its lovely garden, which was tended by Eleftherios Venizelos...
