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Saturday, February 1, 2014

The Nautical Museum of Crete

Housed within the entrance of the Venetian “Firka” fortress in Chania, the Nautical Museum of Crete was established in 1973. Its permanent exhibition of 2,500 items includes nautical equipment, maps, photographs, and various relics pulled out of the sea dating from the Copper Age, to modern times. Relics of the Greek naval tradition, intricate models […]

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