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Byzantine Collection of Heraklion
Icons and church treasures in a Venetian basilica.
Museen · Heraklion
Geschichte & Kultur
Minoan palaces, museums, monasteries, castles
Crete was the centre of the Minoan civilisation, Europe’s first advanced Bronze Age culture, and later ruled by Romans, Byzantines, Venetians and Ottomans. You can walk through Minoan palaces in the morning, a Venetian harbour at lunchtime and a monastery that symbolises Cretan independence in the afternoon.
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Cave of Eileithyia
Ancient cave of the goddess of childbirth.
Höhlen · Heraklion
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Museum of Visual Arts Heraklion
Cretan painters and sculptors near the port.
Museen · Heraklion
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Thirathen Museum of Instruments
Traditional instruments and live lessons.
Museen · Heraklion
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Minoan Villa of Nirou Chani
A Minoan villa full of ceremonial axes.
Ausgrabungsstätten · Heraklion