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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 17 attractions in Heraklion
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Attraction type: History museum
Address: Odos Kalokorinou 7 Heraklion, Crete
Greece
Tel: 081 283 219

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“wonderful small museum”
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5 of 5 stars
ollynotts   1 contribution
nottingham
Jul 26, 2009

One of the best museums I have ever visited. Only small but what you get to see is terrific, some of the gold items are quite exquisite. Considering the age of many of the items on show, they are so well preserved and with workmanship that I would not have believed possible. Everything is well displayed with many exhibits in... more

“Simply excellent”
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5 of 5 stars
LilliMarleen   139 contributions
Maribor, Slovenia
Jan 4, 2008
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Historical museum of Crete was a pleasant surprise for me. It represent history of Crete from Byzantian times to 2. World war. Visitor start's its visit in rooms in ground floor where are displayed model of Heraklion city and maps of Crete island. In next two floors you can see artefacts from whole Crete history (Byzantian era, Greek independence war,... more

“A Pleasant Surprise”
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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Valley Village, California
May 22, 2006
1
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We weren't expecting to go to this museum initially, but were pleasantly surprised at layout and quality. more

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Historical Museum of Crete Address

Odos Kalokorinou 7, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Tel: 081 283 219