Archaeological Museum Chania
Housed in the former venetian church of San Francesco, this small
museum is well-worth visiting. It houses objects from the Neolithic
and Minoan to late Roman periods found in the prefecture of Chania.
Halidon St. Chania
Opening times: Tuesday - Friday 8-19h Saturday-Sunday 8.30-15h Monday closed
Nautical Museum Chania
Everything nautical and a beautiful seashells collection as a bonus.
The museum is located at the north-east end of the Venetian harbour.
Opening times: Monday - Saturday 10-16h Sunday closed
Historical Museum and Archive
This small museum covers the more recent history of Crete.
Sfakianakis St. 20
Opening times: Monday - Saturday 10 - 16h
Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Collection
A small museum showing mosaics, funerary inscriptions, wall-paintings,
icons, architectural sculptures, ceramics and items of minor arts,
and coins.
Theotokopoulou Str. 82 Chania
Monday: Closed Tuesday-Sunday: 08.30-15.00
Archaeological Museum Rethymnon
Located in a Turkish building, this museum shows objects from the
Neolithic to Roman period found in the prefecture of Rethymnon. Many
Minoan objects were found on hilltops sacred sites, in caves and
necropolis.
Opposite the entrance of the fortezza. Opening times: Tuesday - Sunday 8.30
- 15h Monday closed
This museum is not in western Crete but if you come to Crete, it is
almost a sin not to go to Heraklion to visit it. It houses the most
important collection of Minoan objects and frescoes in the world.
The museum gets very crowded during the tourist season but is still
a must.
Plateia Eleftherias
Opening times: Tuesday Sunday 8 -18.00 Monday 12.30 - 18.00
Please note that the Archaological Museum is closed for renovations until at least autumn 2008. There are plans to have a small exhibition during the closing time but they have not yet materialized. |
