Folklore Museum
Folklore Museum is a museum in Crete, Greece. Folklore Museum is situated nearby to the church Άγιος Γεώργιος, as well as near Άγιος Αθανάσιος.- Opening hours:
10:00 AM—2:00 PM
17:00—8:30 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Lasithi, Crete
- Also known as: “Agios Nikolaos Folklore Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lake Voulismeni and Lato pros Kamara.
Lake Voulismeni
Lagoon
Photo: Fs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Voulismeni is a small, formerly freshwater lake, later connected to the sea, located at the centre of the town of Agios Nikolaos on the Greek island of Crete. Lake Voulismeni is situated 120 metres southwest of Folklore Museum.
Lato pros Kamara
Archaeological site
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lato pros Kamara or simply Kamara or Camara was an ancient city of Crete, situated to the east of Olous, according to the Maritime Itinerary at a distance of 15 stadia. Lato pros Kamara is situated 160 metres south of Folklore Museum.
Archaeological Museum
Museum
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos is a museum in Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece. The first collection was established in 1969. The present building opened to the public in 2024 after undergoing an extensive renovation. Archaeological Museum is situated 430 metres northwest of Folklore Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agios Nikolaos and Exo Lakkonia.
Agios Nikolaos
Photo: Martin-D, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Agios Nikolaos is a coastal town on the Greek island of Crete, lying east of the island's capital Heraklion, north of the city of Ierapetra and west of the city of Sitia.
Exo Lakkonia
Village
Exo Lakkonia is a traditional village with small population near Agios Nikolaos of Crete. It has a folklore museum and some traditional coffee shops and an old church of St. Exo Lakkonia is situated 6 km west of Folklore Museum.
Kritsa
Village
Photo: Gatm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kritsa is one of the oldest and most picturesque villages in Crete, Greece, built amphitheatrically on a rock hill, named Kastellos, surrounded by olive groves, at an altitude of 375 m. Kritsa is situated 8 km southwest of Folklore Museum.
Folklore Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.19106° or 35° 11′ 28″ northLongitude
25.71877° or 25° 43′ 8″ eastOpen location code
8G775PR9+CGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1446442445OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q108611516
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Folklore Museum” goes by many names.
- French: “Musée Folklorique”
- German: “Museum für Volkskunde”
- Greek: “Λαογραφικό Μουσείο”
- Polish: “Muzeum Etnograficzne”
- Russian: “Музей Народного Творчества”
- Ukrainian: “Етнографічний музей”
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