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MUSEUMS

Archaeological Museum

The tower of Gabras is located in the centre of Chora. It is a building of Venetian architecture, dating back to the 16th century.

Today this tower functions as a museum. Finds from archaeological excavations around the towns of Aigiali, Arsekini and Minoa are housed here. Sculptures, statues, bas-reliefs, pottery and so on are on exhibition. They date back to the Archaic period, 6th century B.C. and up to Roman times, 2nd century A.D.

Ecclesiastical Museum

The collection of heirlooms from the monastery of the Virgin Mary of Hosoviotissas contains wonderful examples of Byzantine ecclesiastical art. They include icons, liturgical items and vestments, wooden crosses, Gospels, communion cups and many everyday objects. There is also the famous collection of manuscripts, numbering in their hundreds, which date from the 10th to the 18th century.