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Greek National Football Museum
696 reviews
#1 of 103 Museums in Crete
"Mr Nikos' heart-warming and personal account of his travels, his admiration and respect for the sport, and hundreds of carefully selected and arranged precious memorabilia make this visit truly unforgetable.""We were greeted with a wonderful and knowledgeable host, and even able to have our photo taken with the World Cup replica, along with a couple of our favourite shirts! a must visit for any football fan!"
Kotsanas Museum
111 reviews
#2 of 103 Museums in Crete
"A highly interesting museum: unordinary and plentiful mechanical exhibits, many of those can be seen in action, and comprehensive video demonstrations and explanations for all of them.""I highly recommend this excellent museum, do take the guided tour, it's well worth it as you get a much better understanding of what you are seeing."
Minoan's World The 9D Experience
474 reviews
#4 of 103 Museums in Crete
"This was an immersive cinema where I learned about the Minoan history while enjoying effects like earthquakes and snow, bubbles, and wind!! Very informative plus you could take some cool photos afterwards!""The staff are friendly, attentive and kind, and give a fantastic overview of Minoan society with the help of models and paintings all around the first room, which you are encouraged to interact with and take photo..."
Lychnostatis Open Air Museum
1,329 reviews
#5 of 103 Museums in Crete
"A garden with traditional Crete plants, historical agriculture, traditional house, embroidery, pottery, windmill, church, workshops, etc etc etc. Almond syrup in caffe and traditional carob coffee is a must to taste.""We were fortunate that the attendant put on a film for us about the history of Crete and also the fascinating history of the museum which has been an incredible personal achievement for those involved."
Heraklion Archaeological Museum
7,278 reviews
#6 of 103 Museums in Crete
"... famous Phaistos Disc -- the earliest known example of Minoan text -- to the magnificent bull-leaping fresco, swords, axes, ritual vessels, administrative tablets, tomb finds, fabulous gold jewellery and thousa...""Beyond the “practicalities”, the unique collection of Minoan artefacts was a pleasure to view, the ceramics were superb, jewellery was very interesting and I love how it put all the Knossos in more context for me."
Folklore Museum of Gouves
155 reviews
#8 of 103 Museums in Crete
"Lovely owner, great value at only 2 euro each, interesting artifacts from local life in Crete, from weaving to olive oil making, musical instruments and Raki still.""A brilliant small museum, a lovely greeting on arrival made us welcome, lots of local artefacts, tools, fabrics, and pictures from old Crete, well worth a visit"
Historical Museum of Crete
679 reviews
#9 of 103 Museums in Crete
"It’s very comprehensive and well laid out, the displays are excellent, the graphics and presentation are good and there are a number of gems - major icons collection and two original El Grecos, to name a couple.""From the Venetian era to modern times and the main characteristics of local Cretan agricultural culture to Nikos Kazantzakis' personal library (the giant of Greek literature)."
War Shelter of Platanias
307 reviews
#10 of 103 Museums in Crete
"The attraction is located directly underneath the Church of St Dimitrios which is located at the top of a hill with panoramic views of Platanias so we decided to arrive by taxi and walk back down to Platanias Sqar...""You can see remains of guns, tanks etc and it is full of photos of inhabitants of the area during the occupation of Crete, It is a very moving and well detailed exhibition..Underneath the church."
The Natural History Museum of Crete
810 reviews
#12 of 103 Museums in Crete
"Small but lovely museum that is especially wonderful for its entire floor of traditional Cretan crafts, including musical instruments, pottery, and texttiles.""From dinosaurs, to earthquake simulation, many dioramas, technology and science displays, this museum has something for everyone and has an elevator to each area if stairs are and issue for anyone in your family."
Maria Sanoudaki Ceramic - Art Studio
96 reviews
#15 of 103 Museums in Crete
"Lovely little studio and shop in Maria's great-grandparents' house filled with beautifully made, unique designs - a world apart from the mass-produced souvenirs in the tourist gift shops.""As most tourist locations tend to have the same items for sale in every shop you visit, it was so nice to find this store which has gorgeous handmade items and you can see the love and hard work that goes into them."
Maritime Museum of Crete
945 reviews
#16 of 103 Museums in Crete
"Also a wonderful collection of maritime stamps - the Military Museum is on the 2nd floor and if you have an interest in the WW11 Battle of Crete there is a terrific display with newspaper articles, film sponsored...""There is a special permanent exibition of Ancient and Traditional Shipbuilding, with its main exibit the reconstructed Minoan commercial ship... Worth a visit.. It's a place to enrich our understanding of the sea.."
Kazantzakis Museum
79 reviews
#17 of 103 Museums in Crete
"As a museum it is well laid out, the building is modern, clean and spacious and one can appreciate a calm and quiet atmosphere in which to peruse the exhibits.""The museum is actually quite small, but it is packed full of artifacts from Kazantzakis' life, letters, photographs and original manuscripts and first editions."
Olive Tree Museum of Vouves
219 reviews
#18 of 103 Museums in Crete
"The Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves is the oldest of its kind on the island, and among the top 5 oldest in the world - although the official website of the museum of the tree claims it is the oldest in the world.""It is unbelievable that this oldest olive tree is over 3000 years old and still give fruits."
Archaeological Museum of Chania
792 reviews
#19 of 103 Museums in Crete
"Very interesting and showcases a wealth of history and artifacts inluding clay pottery, floor mosaics, sculptures, and jewelry that covered several thousand years.""The Museum is housed in the Venetian-built church of San Francesco and it can be tricky to spot from the outside as it is very modest and blends in with the rest of the buildings along the street."
Museum of Ancient Eleutherna
117 reviews
#20 of 103 Museums in Crete
"However the opening of the superb museum and great signage will attract visitors .The museum is a wonderful place to see some fantastic exhibits and listen to the history of the area allow a good 3/4 hours for mus...""You leave with the feeling of truly having experienced details, such as: the excavation of and the recognition of the "sisters" of Auxerre by Mr Nikos Stampolidis during the excavations nearby the Ancient Elefther..."
Chromonastiri Military Museum
173 reviews
#21 of 103 Museums in Crete
"There is a wealth of history associated with the building itself while the exhibits are small but informative, particularly with reference to the Battle for Crete.""This museum shows what happend on Crete during world war 2 when the nazis landed and tells about what war crimes the nazis performed on the iland."
Historical and Folk Art Museum of Rethymnon
145 reviews
#22 of 103 Museums in Crete
"The museum is a lovely old building with courtyard garden and the displays are really nicely presented especially the mock up old shops and the living room with textiles.""Also very interesting exhibits about the occupation of Crete during WW2 and in particular the exploits of Captain Patrick Lee Fermor who kidnapped a German general."
Piskopiano Museum of Rural Life
130 reviews
#24 of 103 Museums in Crete
"Great insight into rural and current life on Crete with many interesting exhibits, friendly helpful staff and well worth a visit, easy to find in the village of Piskopiano which is located on the hillside behind t...""The museum was a really good insight into rural Crete and its history a great hour or so seeing real crere"
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