Historical Museum of Crete

Frommer's Review

This museum picks up where the Archaeological Museum leaves off, displaying artifacts and art from the early Christian era up to the present. You get some sense of the role the Cretans' long struggle for independence still plays in their identity. On display are traditional Cretan folk arts; the re-created study of Nikos Kazantzakis, Crete's great modern writer; and at least one work attributed to the painter El Greco, another of the island's admired sons. Even if you take only an hour for this museum, it will reward you with surprising insights about the island.

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