Museums · Heraklion
Heraklion Archaeological Museum
One of Europe’s great museums, home to the world’s finest collection of Minoan art.
Museums
Where the treasures are
Most original finds from the archaeological sites are in museums, above all the Heraklion Archaeological Museum.
Museums · Hersonissos
Cretaquarium
One of the largest aquariums in the Mediterranean.
Museums · Chania
Archaeological Museum of Chania
Finds from western Crete in a modern building.
Museums · Heraklion
Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology
Ancient Greek inventions you can see working.
Museums · Heraklion
Natural History Museum of Crete
Cretan nature and an earthquake simulator.
Museums · Heraklion
Historical Museum of Crete
Crete's story from Byzantine times to today.
Museums · Chania
Maritime Museum of Crete
Ship models in the Firka fortress.
Museums · Rethymno
Museum of Ancient Eleftherna
The finds of Eleftherna, beautifully shown.
Churches & monasteries · Heraklion
Agia Ekaterini of Sinai
Church where El Greco may have studied.
Museums · Archanes-Asterousia
Nikos Kazantzakis Museum
The life of Crete's great writer, in Myrtia.
Museums · Hersonissos
Lychnostatis Open Air Museum
Old Cretan village life near Hersonissos.
Museums · Rethymno
Archaeological Museum of Rethymno
Finds from the Rethymno area.
Museums · Agios Nikolaos
Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos
Finds from eastern Crete.
Museums · Heraklion
Municipal Art Gallery (San Marco)
Cretan art inside a 13th century basilica.
Museums · Archanes-Asterousia
Minos Winery Museum
Wine tasting and old presses in Peza.
Museums · Malevizi
El Greco Museum (Fodele)
El Greco's supposed birthplace in an orange grove.
Museums · Phaistos
Museum of Cretan Ethnology
Award winning folk museum in Vori.
Museums · Gortyna
Archaeological Museum of Messara
Finds from Phaistos and Gortyn in one place.
Museums · Chania
Venizelos House
The home of Greece's great statesman.
Hidden gem
Museums · Heraklion
Byzantine Collection of Heraklion
Icons and church treasures in a Venetian basilica.
Hidden gem
Museums · Apokoronas
Askifou War Museum
A private WWII collection in the mountains.
Hidden gem
Museums · Kissamos
Archaeological Museum of Kissamos
Mosaics and finds from western Crete.
Hidden gem
Museums · Rethymno
Historical and Folklore Museum of Rethymno
Crafts and daily life in a Venetian house.
Hidden gem
Museums · Ierapetra
Archaeological Museum of Ierapetra
Finds from the south east.