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Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete

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Heraklion Archaeological Museum
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Heraklion Archaeological Museum

A visit to the Minoan palace at Knossos should be complemented with a visit to the wonderful Archaeological Museum in Heraklion. Thousands of artefacts depicting the intriguing Minoan culture are on display, from magnificent bull-headed drinking vessels to the mysterious Phaistos disk inscribed with undeciphered symbols.

Address: Xanthoudidou Street, just off Plateia Eleftherias
Telephone: (2810) 279 086
Opening time: Daily 8.30am to 8pm; closed Monday mornings
Admission: €4 (Concessions €2), free for under 19s.

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