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National Sculpture Gallery
The National Sculpture Gallery, 4km northeast of Kolonaki in the Goudi neighbourhood, is housed in the former royal stables. It displays Greek sculpture from the 19th century to today, as well as holds occasional exhibitions.
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Livadi Beach
Just 500m east of Armenistis is Livadi Beach, where currents are strong enough to warrant a lifeguard service and waves are sometimes big enough for surfing. Beyond Livadi are two other popular beaches, Mesahti and Gialiskari .
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Technopolis
There’s always something on at the city’s old gasworks, the impressively restored 1862 complex of furnaces and industrial buildings. It hosts multimedia exhibitions, concerts, festivals and special events and has a pleasant café.
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Kahal Shalom Synagogue
Kahal Shalom synagogue, built in 1577, has a commemorative plaque to the many members of Horas Jewish population who were sent to Auschwitz during the Nazi occupation. Jews still worship here and it is usually open in the morning.
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Church of Metamorfosis tou Sotiros
Psara allegedly has more than 60 churches, most of which are family-maintained chapels. This grand, white-and-blue structure built around 1770 is richly decorated with icons. It’s a five-minute walk inland from the waterfront.
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Church of Agios Spyridonas
Built in 1909, this ornate church has icons, impressive pillars hewn of marble from İzmir and, unusually, a silver candelabra from India. Decorative columns on the iconostasis are inspired by ancient Greek and Byzantine motifs.
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Agia Irini Church
Built on the site of a 4th-century basilica, this 12th-century church contains some columns from this original. Alas, many of Agia Irini’s frescoes remain covered with protective whitewash because funds are scarce to pay for its removal.
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Cretan House Folklore Museum
Hania’s interesting Folklore Museum contains a selection of crafts including weavings with traditional designs, local paintings, as well as several rooms of a traditional Cretan house. Find the entrance inside the courtyard and upstairs.
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Manalis Winery
En route to Episkopis, it’s worth stopping at the Manalis Winery where wine is produced using self-sustaining, traditional methods. You can easily spend an hour or two here nibbling on snacks and sipping wine on the view-filled patio.
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Museum of the Olive
Set in an old stone mansion, this inviting little spot is dedicated to the olive. It has detailed displays of picking tools and ladders, presses and storage vessels, plus a small shop. Ano Gatzea is a stop on the To Trenaki train ride.
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Vatsiana Museum
In Vatsiana, the island’s priest has created a small museum in an old stone house with items collected from the island, including agricultural and domestic tools, a loom and weavings. Outside of July and August, knock next door for admission.
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Rizarios Centre
This cultural centre with an adjoining handicrafts school is housed in a renovated manor. Rizarios shines a light on Zagorohoria history with exhibitions of photos and artworks. Coffee-table books and embroidered souvenirs are for sale here.
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Koursoun Tzami
The Koursoun Tzami was built in the 16th century by Sinan Pasha, the same architect who built the Blue Mosque in İstanbul. The mosque was restored in the mid-1990s with EU funding. From the bus station head south and follow the river for 300m.
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Fortress
Lamia’s frourio (fortress) is worth the hike just for the views. Within it is the Archaeological Museum , chock-a-block with amazing finds from Neolithic to Roman times, including some classical, Hellenistic and Roman children’s toys.
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Filakopi
This ancient Minoan city in the island’s northeast (close to Pollonia) was one of the earliest settlements in the Cyclades. Now it’s not much more than rubble, but the seaside setting is great, with cavelike rock formations all around.
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Arvanitia Beach
This small pebble beach is just five minutes’ walk south of town, tucked beside the Akronafplia fortress, past the Land Gate. For a scenic stroll, take the blustery, cactus-adorned path that skirts the headland from the bottom of the promenade.
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Ilys
This gallery is an explosion of colour. Brightly glazes bowls, plates, magnets, raki cups and other small (and not so small) keepsakes line the shelves. Watch Ilys at work at his wheel from where he’s happy to share his local knowledge.
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Archaeological Museum of Keramikos
The small museum at Keramikos was established by its benefactor, Gustav Oberlaender, a German-American stocking manufacturer. It contains stelae and sculptures from the site, as well as a good collection of vases and terracotta figurines.
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Pelekita Cave
In Karoumbi, 3km from Kato Zakros, this extraordinary 300m-long cave cave has magnificent views of the sea 100m below, and signs of neolithic habitation within its stalactite/stalagmite-rich interior. To explore it bring a torch and trainers.
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Lena’s House
This charming late-19th-century, middle-class Mykonian house (with furnishings intact) takes its name from its last owner, Lena Skrivanou. It’s next door to the Aegean Maritime Museum. Its future opening was in doubt at the time of research.
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