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Archaeological Museum


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 9 attractions in Naxos City
Traveler Description: The prize of this museum is a white marble figurine that is the earliest example of sculpture in Greece.
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Attraction type: History museum
Address: Kastro
Hora Naxos City
Greece
Tel: 0285/22725

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4 of 5 stars
mariha2912   167 contributions
Delphi,Greece
Jul 27, 2009
1
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Place hasn't changed since last reviews (or since some decades ago to be honest), but I believe it is a MUST SEE non the less. There is a great collection of large teracota items, a large collection of Cycladic idols and various other items (ancient bottles made of glass, pieces of jewllery, and many many more). Obviously museum is understaffed,... more

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4 of 5 stars
Pilli   8 contributions
Milan, Italy
Feb 1, 2007
2
people found this review helpful

I have been visiting Naxos Archaeological Museum two times since 2005 and I found it not chnaged at all in two years. Probably it's in the same shape as it was 50 years ago. It has a a great collection af art, especially some very interesting piece of Cycladic art found mostly in Naxos and in Keros. There is a... more

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2 of 5 stars
mitzi-meow   14 contributions
Israel
Apr 13, 2006
3
people found this review helpful

I have not encountered in Greece a worse presented collection. Although the museum has a few good pieces, the overall impression is that someone put the findings in glass cabinets 40 years ago and that was the last anyone paid them any attention. Hardly any object is numbered or explained, dust and cobwebs cover some of the cabinets. The walls... more

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5 of 5 stars
giant_toaster   15 contributions
Newton Abbot, United Kingdom
Sep 22, 2005
3
people found this review helpful

Excellent collection of Kouros statues, some from 3000BC as well as many pots from archaic and geometric pots, and some marble statues. As always entrance is free for EU students with ID, otherwise 3 Euros. more

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Archaeological Museum Address

Kastro | Hora, Naxos City, Greece
Tel: 0285/22725