Crete’s museums are repositories of one of Europe’s oldest civilisations, and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum stands as the undisputed crown jewel—housing the world’s finest collection of Minoan artefacts, from the haunting Phaistos Disc to the delicate frescoes of Knossos. Beyond this magnificent institution, Crete’s lesser-known museums offer equally compelling narratives of Byzantine emperors, Venetian merchants, […]
