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Historical Museum of Crete
Crete's story from Byzantine times to the 20th century, with the island's only paintings by El Greco.
- Open
- Every day from May to October; closed Sundays in winter
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- Sofokli Venizelou 27, HeraklionDirections
- Getting There
- On the seafront, a 10-minute walk west of the old harbor.
Why Go
El Greco was born on Crete around 1541, and the museum holds two of his works, the View of Mount Sinai and the Monastery of St. Catherine and the Baptism of Christ. Other rooms cover the Venetian city, the Ottoman years, the Battle of Crete in 1941 and the study of Nikos Kazantzakis.
Nearby in Heraklion
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