Maritime Museum of Crete
Guide
Photo: Wouter Hagens · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
≈ A$7MuseumAllow 45–75 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
Ship models from ancient galleys to warships, sea charts and a room on the Battle of Crete, in the fortress at the harbour mouth.
A brief history
Crete's sea story runs from the Minoans, who traded across the Aegean, to the fighting of 1941.
Tips
- Best time
- The hot middle of the day
- Cost
- About €4 (check)
- Allow
- 45–75 min
- Hours
- Usually 9:00–17:00, shorter in winter (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- The harbour and Topanas: The Venetian harbour, the lighthouse and the old Venetian quarter behind it: the prettiest lanes, the busiest at night and the dearest beds.
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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