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Rhodes Archaeological Museum contained prehistoric and Mycenaean artifacts, jars of the Geometric, Archaic and Classic periods, sculptures, writings, a collection of rhodian sealed jars, coins, a collection of the byzantine and medieval era as well as a folklorar collection.
The first exhibition of the Rhodes Archaeological Museum took place in 1914, and was organized by the Italian Archaeological Mission. It contained prehistoric and Mycenaean artifacts, jars of the Geometric, Archaic and Classic periods, sculptures, writings, a collection of rhodian sealed jars, coins, a collection of the byzantine and medieval era as well as a folklorar collection.
The permanent exhibits of the Rhodes Archaeological Museums contains findings from digs during the Italian rule, in Rhodes and the entire Dodecanese complex.
The Museum is housed in the medieval building of the great Knights’ hospital.
At a distance of 20 kms west of Chania lay the remains of the Ancient Diktynna temple. A hermit location, due to a rough dirt road with deep water and sand iterchanging with pebbles, rewarding the brave ones.
The city of Heraklion in the Middle Ages it was known as the "Castle". Rightly named so because of that time was surrounded by walls. Remains of this wall are located scattered within the city.
Heraklion is not just a city in the next visitor’s destination. Expresses something more, something deeper, a history of thousands of years. With this thought must learn the traveler to "read" the area beyond the mundane habits that require a visit to museums or at Knossos.
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