Historical & Cultural Sites
This collection spans millennia of Cretan history, from the Minoan artifacts at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum to the 16th-century Venetian lighthouse in Chania. It highlights the island's spiritual heritage through the Monastery of Arkadi and the Byzantine Collection. Cultural insights are provided by museums dedicated to maritime history, folk traditions, and the author Nikos Kazantzakis. Poignant memorials in Viannos and Anogeia, alongside the tombs of Eleftherios Venizelos, commemorate the island's struggle for independence and its role in modern Greek history.
A Heraklion Archaeological Museum
The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a museum located in Heraklion on Crete.
B Monastery of Arkadi
The Arkadi Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery, situated on a fertile plateau 23 km to the southeast of Rethymnon on the island of…
C Olive Tree Museum of Vouves
The Olive tree of Vouves is an olive tree in the village of Ano Vouves in the municipal unit of Kolymvari in Chania regional unit, Crete,…
D Venetian Lighthouse
Constructed by the Venetians in the late 16th century and remodeled by Egyptians in the 1830s, this landmark stands at the entrance of Chania’s Old Harbor. It is one of the oldest surviving lighthouses in the world.
E Historical Museum of Crete
The Historical Museum of Crete is a museum in Heraklion, Crete. It was founded by the Society of Cretan Historical Studies in 1953 and was…
F Viannos massacres
The Viannos massacres were a mass extermination campaign launched by German forces against the civilian residents of around 20 villages…
G Ideon Andron
Psychro Cave is an ancient Minoan sacred cave in Lasithi plateau in the Lasithi district of eastern Crete.
H Maritime Museum of Crete
The Nautical Museum of Crete is a museum in Chania, Crete, Greece. Its collection includes models of ships, nautical instruments, painting,…
I Eleftherios Venizelos 'Museum
Eleftherios Venizelos Museum of Chalepa is an historic house museum in Chania, Crete, Greece.
J Byzantine Collection of Chania
Collection of all kinds of art related to the Byzantine Empire - artefacts, icons and even a mosaic, housed in a beautiful church.
K Municipal Art Gallery
Housed within the 13th-century Basilica of St. Mark, this gallery showcases rotating exhibitions of Cretan and Greek art. The building itself is a former Venetian church featuring distinctive architectural elements from the medieval period.
L Folklore Museum of Chania
A rather small museum showcasing a few rooms with household items that illustrate the Cretan way of life.
M Natural History Museum of Crete
The Natural History Museum of Crete in Heraklion, Crete is a natural history museum that operates under the auspices of the University of…
N Memorial of the Razing of Anogeia
The Razing of Anogeia or the Holocaust of Anogeia refers to the complete destruction of the village of Anogeia in central Crete and the…
O Tomb Eleftherios Venizelos
Located on the Akrotiri peninsula, this site contains the graves of the prominent Greek statesman Eleftherios Venizelos and his son Sophoklis. The hilltop location offers panoramic views of Chania and the Aegean Sea.
Lychnostatis Open Air Museum
The ultimate insight into Cretian daily life - see the traditional crafts, accomodation and much more in this intimate family-run museum.
Nikos Kazantzakis Museum
The Nikos Kazantzakis Museum is a museum in Myrtia village in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete, in Greece.
R SS Heraklion
SS Heraklion was a roll on/roll off car ferry operating the lines Piraeus – Chania and Piraeus – Heraklion between 1965 and 1966.
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