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“Museum of Prehistoric Thera” Fodors.com
“Museum of Pre-Historic Thira” Frommer's
“Santorini” TheCelebrityCafe.com
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 5 attractions in Fira
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Traveler Description: Using finds from various excavations, this museum traces the course of prehistoric Thira from the late Neolithic to the late Cycladic I period.
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Attraction type: Museum, History museum
Address: Mitropoleos St. Fira 847 00
Greece
Tel: 30 22860 23217

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“Great museum, rude and agnorant staff!”
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4 of 5 stars
mariha2912   167 contributions
Delphi,Greece
May 17, 2009
1
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This museum is very very interesting. Ticket costs only 3 euros. There are some exibits from Akrotiri, some from ancient Thira and some from other areas of Greece. Ceramics,a small gold bull statue, wall pictures etc etc. It really worths a visit (and two and three). It is located 2 minutes uphill from Fira bus station and taxi rank. Not... more

“Why prehistoric people had paint the walls of their houses?”
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5 of 5 stars
artspirit   1 contribution
Paris , France
Jun 12, 2005
9
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Santorini is a volcanic Island.... For thousands of years, religion seems to be a strong motive for the population to encourage the living in a part of the earth where Nature influence is stronger than elsewhere.... For thousants of years cherches of different religions, gods and goddesses , are protecting the local population from natural catastrophes... A visit in the... more

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Museum of Prehistoric Thera Address

Mitropoleos St., Fira 847 00, Greece
Tel: 30 22860 23217