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Museums
The Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos contains a rich collection of finds from excavations in eastern Crete. Museum Tel. No.: 0841-24 943.
The Archaeological Museum of Ierapetra. The museum was founded at the end of the 19th century, during the Turkish occupation of Crete and was housed in several buildings in the past. Today it is housed in the building of the Commercial Ottoman School, which is protected by a preservation order, and has been ceded to the Ministry of Culture by the Municipality of Hierapetra.

The Archaeological Museum of Sitia contains the most important finds from eastern Crete. Apart from the exhibition halls, the museum has storerooms and workshops, as well as offices for scholars and the staff. The explanatory labels of the exhibited finds are written in five languages. The museum opened to the public in 1984 and is going to be enlarged soon.


 
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