The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a museum located in Heraklion on Crete. It is one of the largest museums in Greece, and the best in the world for Minoan art, as it contains by far the most important and complete collection of artefacts of the Minoan civilization of Crete. Heraklion Archaeological Museum is situated 420 metres southeast of Palaiologos Travel.

Historical Museum of Crete

Museum

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The Historical Museum of Crete is a museum in Heraklion, Crete. It was founded by the Society of Cretan Historical Studies in 1953 and was originally housed in the former home of Minos Kalokairinos. Historical Museum of Crete is situated 330 metres west of Palaiologos Travel.

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Nearby places include Heraklion and Nea Alikarnassos.

Heraklion

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Heraklion or Iraklio is the major city and capital of Crete, the largest of the Greek islands. Its archaeological museum holds the remains of the 4000-year-old Minoan civilization, which centred on the nearby palace of Knossos, with its Minotaur legend.

Nea Alikarnassos

Town

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Nea Alikarnassos is a town and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Heraklion, of which it is a municipal unit.

Prassas

Village

Prassa is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement on Crete. Prassas is situated 6 km southeast of Palaiologos Travel.

Palaiologos Travel

Type: Ferry
Category: transportation
Location: Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

35.3421° or 35° 20′ 32″ north

Longitude

25.13452° or 25° 8′ 4″ east

Elevation

5 metres (16 feet)

Open location code

8G7784RM+RR

GeoNames ID

8224667

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