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MUSEUMS

Folklore and Cultural Museum

The Folklore and Cultural Museum is housed in a beautiful building in Vathy, the island’s capital. The museum reveals the life of Ithaca’s inhabitants during the colonial period. What is more, it exhibits fully assembled bedrooms, kitchen and sitting-rooms from that period.

Archaeological Museum of Vathy

The Archaeological Museum is located in the capital of Ithaca, on Kallinikou Street, near the port. The museum houses a collection of findings dating back from the Geometric to the Roman period, brought to light by excavations made in the area of Piso Aetos, and various findings from the Geometric period coming from many parts of the island.