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:: Archaeological Museum of Rethymnon |
| Category: |
History & Archaeology |
| Prefecture: |
Rethymno |
City: |
Rethymno
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| Address: |
74100 |
| Telephone: |
+30 28310-54668 |
Description:
Since 1991, the Archaeological Museum of Rethymnon has been housed in the pentagonal building opposite the main gate of the Fortetsa. The building was constructed by the Turks in an effort to strengthen the city's defence. Due to the different functions that it served over the centuries - until the 1960's it housed the civic prison - its original form has been significantly altered.
The museum contains the following collections:
- Late Neolithic (3500-2900 B.C.) and Early Minoan (2800-2100 B.C.) finds from the caves Gerani, Melidoni, Margeles and Helenes
- finds from the buildings at Apodoulou, Monastiraki and the peak sanctuary at Vrysinas, dated to the Middle Minoan period (2100-1600 B.C.)
- Late Minoan finds (1600-1100 B.C.) from the cemeteries, the most representative being that of Armenoi
- finds of the Geometric (1000-700 B.C.) and Archaic (700-500 B.C.) periods from Eleutherna and Axos
- finds from Stavromenos and Argyroupolis (ancient Lappa) dated to the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods.
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Tickets:
Full admission: € 3
Reduced admission: € 2
(students from countries outside the E.U., citizens of the E.U. aged over 65)
Free admission:
- persons under 18
- u |
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Operation Hours:
Summer Openning Hours: From 15 of June until 31 October 2004
Monday: Closed
Tuesday-Sunday: 08.30-15.00
Holidays: 15 August, 28 October: 08.30-15.00 |
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