Day out at the archeological museum

Why not spend a day discovering the ancient treasures of Crete?

THE
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
OF HANIA

(25 Chalidon Str., tel. +30 28210 90334)

About the museum: The museum is housed in an imposing building, the renovated Venetian church of Saint Francis.
It contains impressive finds from the excavations of the ancient city of Kydonia, from Idramia, Aptera, Polyrinia, Kissamos, Elyros, Irtakina, Syia, Lissos, Chania, Axos, and Lappas (the last two in the prefecture of Rethymno).
The exhibits, painted larnakes of the late minoan period, vases and implements from the geometric period, statues from the Hellenistic and Roman period, as well as an exquisite Roman mosaic floor, are all outstanding.




Clay pyxis depicting a man playing a lyre and flying birds. Late minoan III B period (1310- 1200 B.C.)
Outstanding example from a local workshop. Kalami, Chania.


Spherical flask
unusual ceramic type
Late Minoan III period.