Skip to main content

Historical Collection of Kastellorizo (Ottoman Mosque): The island’s folk heritage in an iconic mosque

Monument, Museum

Opening hours View Hours
Kastellorizo, GR Get Directions

The Historical Collection of Kastellorizo attempts to illustrate the island’s former glory, when it was a great naval power with a population of more than 10,000 people, without altering the remarkable architectural features of the mosque that houses it.

The visitor’s attention is divided between the local traditional costumes, embroideries and household utensils that document life on the island from the 19th century until 1943.

No less interesting are the dome, gallery and women’s gallery of the mosque itself, which was built in 1755-56 and is also known as the Kavos Mosque.

Directions

85111, Kastellorizo

Get directions

On foot

10 minutes from the port

By car

2 minutes from the port

Opening hours

Summer hours

April 1 – October 31

Mon: 08:30 – 15:30
Tue: Closed
Wed: 08:30 – 15:30
Thu: 08:30 – 15:30
Fri: 08:30 – 15:30
Sat: 08:30 – 15:30
Sun: 08:30 – 15:30

Winter hours

November 1 – March 31

Mon: 08:30 – 15:30
Tue: Closed
Wed: 08:30 – 15:30
Thu: 08:30 – 15:30
Fri: 08:30 – 15:30
Sat: 08:30 – 15:30
Sun: 08:30 – 15:30

Last admission: 20 minutes before closing time



The site remains closed on the following dates and public holidays:
January 1, March 25, May 1, Easter Sunday, December 25 & 26.

Tickets

Full: €5.00
Reduced: €3.00

Admission is free on March 6, April 18, May 18, the last weekend of September, on October 28, as well as on the first and third Sunday of each month between November 1 and March 31.

Amenities

WC

Contact

Historical Collection of Kastellorizo (Ottoman Mosque)
Τ: +30 22460 70620, +30 22460 49349

Ephorate of Antiquities of the Dodecanese
Τ: +30 22413 65200
Ε: efadod@culture.gr

 

See also

Archaeological Museum of Kastellorizo “Konaki”: Recounting the distinctive history of a frontier island

Archaeological Museum of Kastellorizo “Konaki”
Museum

Archaeological Museum of Rhodes: A breath of history

Archaeological Museum of Rhodes
Monument

Decorative Arts Collection in Rhodes: The folk heritage of the Dodecanese

Decorative Arts Collection, Rhodes
Museum

Church of Our Lady of the Castle: A palimpsest of religious doctrines

Church of Our Lady of the Castle
Monument