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Archaeologist in Action
On the walk from the hotel to the Archaeological Museum of Chania, we passed three different sites of archaeological digs situated between regular houses in residential areas. The owner of a house would decide to demolish it, and underneath they found ...
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Octopus Sarcophagus
The Archaeological Museum of Chania is located in an old Christian basilica. We walked around looking at the pottery, sculptures, jewelry, and mosaics, in addition to the beautiful architecture of the building itself. Indy told us about another ...
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Yiamas! Cheers!
... a cruise ship had docked and unloaded its passengers for the day. We left the busy streets for a little while to visit the archaeological museum, where we took in 5,000 years of Cretan history. Many of the artifacts that were on display were found right ...
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A narrow escape and temporary retreat
... siege against Iraklion. The city repels mine in less than 4 hours. The plan is to take in the recommended Archaeological Museum, known for its collection of Minoan artifacts unearthed at nearby Knossos and then explore the Venetian fortifications near ...
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Hania
... night. October 25 I’m sitting on an old marble bench beneath an equally old tree in the garden behind the Hania Archaeological Museum. The museum was well worth a visit, and the entry fee is only 200d. The building alone is very interesting ...
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Our Cretan Adventure
... a bit cheesy. While on the subject of the Minoans, I should also note that the next morning we went to the Archaeological Museum in Iraklion. While the museum is under renovation, we were still able to see the most important pieces. ...
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Chania Wanderings
... the narrow lanes full of all sorts of shops selling leather, silver, clothing and other craft. We also stopped at an Archaeological Museum which is housed in a 16th Century Venetian Church. The rain had stopped so it was really interesting wandering ...
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