Archaeological Museum
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Email: kdepka@culture.gr
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Crete, Greece
- Also known as: “Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos”
- Address: Κωνσταντίνου Παλαιολόγου 74, 72100
- Wheelchair access: limited
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 410 metres southeast of Archaeological 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 560 metres southeast of Archaeological Museum.
Agia Triada
Church
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Agia Triada is a church, which is situated 600 metres south of Archaeological Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Exo Lakkonia and Kritsa.
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 5 km west of Archaeological 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 Archaeological Museum.
Elounda
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Elounda, alternatively transliterated as Elounta or Elouda, is a small town on the northern coast of the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipality of Agios Nikolaos.
Archaeological Museum
- Categories: archaeological museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.19381° or 35° 11′ 38″ northLongitude
25.71538° or 25° 42′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8G775PV8+G5OpenStreetMap ID
way 490015206OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q4785377
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Archaeological Museum” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “المتحف الاثرى اجيوس نيكولاوس”
- Finnish: “Ágios Nikólaoksen arkeologinen museo”
- French: “Musée Archéologique”
- German: “Archäologische Museum”
- Greek: “Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Αγίου Νικολάου”
- Italian: “Museo archeologico di Aghios Nikolaos”
- Polish: “Muzeum Archeologiczne”
- Russian: “Археологический музей Агиос Николаоса”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico de Agios Nikolaos”
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