The Archeological Museum of Karpathos is housed in the western pavilion of the Provincial Offices, which was the island's Headquarters during the Italian rule. Its exhibits are divided into three sections according to the dating of their origin. The first collection includes findings from the prehistoric times and in particular from the...
In Pyles, the outdoor Rural Museum of Pyles includes a rural residency, a windmill, a wine press, a threshing floor, and several tools of a thresher and an oven, which compose a full configuration of rural life in Karpathos.
The life of the Karpathians is presented by the exhibits of the museum, which has been transmuted into a typical rural residency in Othos. You will see several items of everyday and rural life as well as folkloric items, such as ceramics, textiles and traditional musical instruments.
Opening Hours: Daily 10:00-13:00
In Menetes, in a similar traditional residency of 200 years in age are displayed household utensils and tools of rural labors, objects of traditional art, musical instruments as well as a collection of photos of the locals.
Opening Hours: Daily 09:00-13:00
In the village's center is located a museum hosting archeological findings as well as traditional items. These findings were excavated from the citadel of Arkesia as well as from the church of Agia Anastasia, which was located in the place where the church of Agia Sofia is built nowadays.
Opening Hours: Daily 09:00-12:30 and 17:00-20:00
