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Museum of Byzantine Culture
This fascinating museum has plenty of treasures to please Byzantine buffs, plus simple explanations to introduce the empire to total beginners. More than 3000 Byzantine objects, including mosaics, intriguing tomb paintings, jewellery and glassware are showcased with characterful as
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Museum of Contemporary Art
MOCA has earned a reputation in the international art world for its outstanding summer exhibitions of world-famous artists. Exhibits have included the likes of Picasso, Matisse, Toulouse-Lautrec and Miró (Man Ray in 2015). The sculpture gallery features prominent Greek artists, and
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Maritime Museum of Crete
Part of the hulking Venetian-built Firkas Fortress at the western port entrance, this museum celebrates Crete’s nautical tradition with model ships, naval instruments, paintings, photographs, maps and memorabilia. One room is dedicated to historical sea battles while upstairs there
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Archaeological Site of Alyki
This well-signed site is not to be missed. It lies alluringly and accessibly above the southeastern beach and includes the considerable, and photogenic, remains of an ancient temple where the gods were once invoked to protect sailors. A partially submerged nearby marble quarry oper
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Museum of Marble Crafts
On the slopes above Pyrgos is the outstanding Museum of Marble Crafts, a modern, well-curated complex that creatively explains quarrying and sculpting techniques. It includes films and beautifully illustrated displays with English translations, along with top examples of artefacts
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Ammoudi
This tiny port of colourful fishing boats lies 300 steps below Oia. It’s a hot haul down and up again but well worth it for the views of the blood-red cliffs, the harbour and back up to Oia. Once you’re down there, have lunch at one of the excellent tavernas right on the water’s ed
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Cave of Antiparos
About 10km south of the port, this huge and atmospheric cave remains impressive despite much looting of stalactites and stalagmites in the past (check out the ancient graffiti from past visitors; one dates from 1776). Descending the 400-plus steps into the cave can be a dank affair
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Museum of Islamic Art
This museum showcases one of the world’s most significant collections of Islamic art. Housed in two restored neoclassical mansions near Keramikos, it exhibits more than 8000 items representing the 12th to 19th centuries, including weavings, carvings, prayer rugs, tiles and ceramics
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Parliament & Changing of the Guard
In front of the parliament building on Plateia Syntagmatos , the traditionally costumed evzones (guards) of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier change every hour on the hour. On Sunday at 11am, a whole platoon marches down Vasilissis Sofias to the tomb, accompanied by a band. The presi
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Kastania Cave
The extraordinary Kastania Cave located at the end of a spectacularly winding 17km route northeast of Neapoli, contains some of the best examples of rare stalactites and stalagmites in Europe, estimated to be around 3 million years old. Guided tours in English depart hourly; as you
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Art Space
This unmissable, atmospheric gallery is just outside Kamari, in Argyros Canava, one of the oldest wineries on the island. The atmospheric old wine caverns are hung with superb artworks, while sculptures transform lost corners and niches. The collection features some of Greece’s fin
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Treasury of Atreus (Agamemnons Tomb)
Dating back to around 1300 BC, this is the finest existing example of a domed tholos tomb, made by filing down the layers of breccia blocks to create the smooth interior. Its wonderfully misnamed, since it has little to do with the mythical Atreus, or with his equally mythical son,
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Lychnostatis Museum
In a lovely seaside setting on Hersonisos’s eastern edge, this family-operated, open-air folklore museum recreates a traditional Cretan village with commendable authenticity. The various buildings include a windmill and a farmer’s house. Elsewhere there are weaving workshops, ceram
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Byzantine & Post
The Byzantine museum is in the impressively restored Venetian Church of San Salvatore. It has a small but fascinating collection of artefacts, icons, jewellery and coins spanning the period from AD 62 to 1913, including a fine segment of a mosaic floor for an early-Christian basili
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Theatre of Epidavros
One of the best-preserved Classical Greek structures in existence, now used for performances of Ancient Greek drama during the annual Hellenic Festival, the 3rd-century BC theatre is the undisputed highlight of Epidavros. Its renowned for its amazing acoustics; a coin dropped in th
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Museum of the Olive & Greek Olive Oil
This beautifully designed museum initiates you into the mysteries of the olive from its initial appearance in the Mediterranean in 60,000 BC to the present day. Learn about its immense importance in millennia of Greek life. Immerse yourself in olive oils many uses (cooking, fuel, r
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Temple of Aphaia
The well-preserved remains of this impressive temple stand proudly on a pine-covered hill with far-reaching views over the Saronic Gulf. Built in 480 BC, it celebrates a local deity of pre-Hellenic times. The temple’s pediments were originally decorated with splendid Trojan War scu
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Church of Agios Dimitrios
This enormous 5th-century structure honours Thessaloniki’s patron saint. A Roman soldier, Dimitrios was killed around AD 306 at this former Roman bath site by order of Emperor Galerius, infamous persecutor of Christians. The martyrdom site is now an underground crypt . Dimitrios’ r
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Kea Lion
The enigmatic Kea Lion, chiselled from slate in the 6th century BC, lies across a small valley beyond the last of Ioulida’s houses. The 15-minute walk to reach it is fantastic: follow small wooden signs reading Aρχαίος Λέων from the top of the main street until the path leads you o
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Archaeological Museum of Patras
This space-age museum, the country’s second largest, displays a thorough collection of regional objects from prehistoric to Roman times across three vast themed halls: Private Life, Public Life and Cemeteries. You may spot some extraordinary mosaics, barnacle-encrusted amphorae, du
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