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Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Collection of Chania: Invaluable heirlooms in the Cretan Christian tradition

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Chania, GR Get Directions

Brilliantly exploiting the atmospheric katholicon of the 15th century Franciscan monastery of San Salvatore, the Collection highlights carefully selected artistic creations and utilitarian objects from the Byzantine and Post-Byzantine periods.

The finds originate in various regions of the Chania Regional Unit and include mosaics, funerary inscriptions, murals, icons, architectural sculptures, ceramics and miniature

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78 Theotokopoulou Str
73131, Chania

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On foot

6 minutes from the center of the Old Town (Eleftheriou Venizelou Square)
15 minutes from the city center (Chania Municipal Market)

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

Accessibility

Contact

Ephorate of Antiquities of Chania
Τ: +30 28210 44418
E: efacha@culture.gr

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