Category: CULTURAL
Cultural tourism is an experience that every visitor can enjoy in the Municipality of Hersonissos. It shows our region’s culture, specifically the lifestyle of the people in these geographical areas, the history of those people, their art, architecture, religion, and other elements that helped shape their way of life. Our Municipality includes four Museums (the Museum of Rural Life ‘’Menelaos Parlamas’’ in Piskopiano, the Open Air Museum Lychnostatis, the Archeological Museum in Malia, the Battle of Crete and Ethnology Museum in Episkopi) and two Aquariums (Cretaquarium – Thalassocosmos and Aquaworld Aquarium) composing a complete cultural network which also includes tourism in rural areas showcasing the traditions of indigenous cultural communities (i.e. festivals, rituals), and their values and lifestyle.
Heraklion Archaeological Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, being relatively recent renovated (2014), is located within the Heraklion city and is considered to…
Historical Museum of Crete
The Historical Museum of Crete is located at 27 Sofokli Venizelou Avenue in Heraklion and is housed in a neoclassical…
Boarding School
The Boarding School is located between Episkopi and Sgourokefali villages, southest of the Prefecture of Heraklion, in the quadrangle of…
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- CULTURAL
- Location
- Episkopi Village
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Foscolo’s Tower (Fortress)
Kenourgio Chorio is located 18km east of Heraklion and is a traditional settlement. Kenourgio Chorio (new village in Greek), unlike…
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- CULTURAL
- Location
- Kenourgio Chorio
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Anissaras’ Ancient Quarry
In Anissaras, northeast of Cape “Tigani”, next to Agios Georgios church (Sarantaris), there is a large ancient quarry which ran…
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- CULTURAL
- Location
- Chersonissos Port
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Malia Female School
The Female School of Malia was built in the early 20th century and during the Second World War the Germans…
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- CULTURAL
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- Malia (city of)
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Mochos Folklore Museum
The village of Mochos is located 45 km southeast of Heraklion in the Municipality of Chersonissos. In the Agios Georgios…
Amnissos Archaeological Site
The archaeological site of Amnissos is located at Karteros village, 7.5 km east of Heraklion at the foothills of the…
Minoan mansion Nirou Chani
The Minoan mansion of Nirou Chani is located 15 km east of Heraklion, after Amnissos and Kako Oros (mountain) in…
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- CULTURAL
- Location
- Kokkini Chani
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