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Archaeological Museum : it contains a growing collection of Minoan artifacts and arts that are excavated in eastern Crete. One of the prized pieces is the eerily modern ceramics Goddess of Myrtos (woman clutching a jug) found at the Minoan site of this name down on the southern coast.

The Palace of Knossos : one of the greatest archaeological sites of the world, until Arthur Evans began excavating here in the 1900 century. He almost rebuilt large parts of the palace of which little was known about the ancient people. By seeing tourist will realize of the two major palaces plus several restorations that were made from about 2000 BC to 1250 BC.

Venetian Walls and Tomb of Nikos Kazantzakis : the great walls and bastions were part of the fortress city the Venetians called Candia. The Pantocrater or Panigra Gate dates back to the 1570-century at the western edge and the gate of Gesu or Kainouryia Gate at the southern edge are the two great city gates.

Harbour Fort (The Koules) : the harbour fort built on the site of several earlier forts was built in 1523 and 1540 and the Venetian original is greatly restored. The exterior and interior are impressive in their dimensions and details with ramparts, cannonballs, the lion of St. Mark plaques are well worth.

The Historical Museum of Crete : the museum displays artifacts and arts from the early Christian era to the current time. The displays reveal the traditional Cretan flock art, the recreated study of Nikos Kazantzakis, modern writers and painter (El Greco).

Iraklion’s Archaeology Museum : as the museum is spread across several rooms tourist must find a guide, which describes each and every rooms. One of the important rooms is the Frescos and an entire picture is constructed from only a few pieces of fresco.