The new permanent exhibition of the Byzantine and Christian Museum offers the visitor a unique opportunity to discover through art aspects of the Byzantine and modern Greek culture (3rd - 20th c.).
Τhe largest archaeological museum in Greece and one of the most important museums in the world, founded at the end of the 19th century to house more than 11,000 antiquities from all over Greece.
Here you can gaze on ancient artifacts originating from the Cycladic islands from as far back as 3000 B.C.
A trip to the natural history of the planet through rich collections of fossils of ancient animals. It is worth the visit.
Wide collection of instruments with sample audio, nice shop with traditional and relatively cheap instruments - including cool handmade Baglamas made with cigar boxes and tin cans - and nice setting
Great collection of coins from antiquity till modern years. The neoclassical mansion housing the museum, Iliou Melathron, is stunning. Don't miss the museum's cafe and its beautiful and calm terrace! Read more.
The Clock of Andronicus Kyrristus, constructed in the 1st century BC, was a hydraulic clock. On each face of the clock can be seen bas-reliefs of the eight winds.
