Archaeological museum of Rethymno
Illustration — The museum, housed in a former church building. The Archaeological Museum of Rethymno is a museum in Rethymno, Crete, Greece. The building that houses the museum is the church of Saint Francis, built by the Barozzi family around 1530.
Archaeological museum of Rethymno
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Illustration — The museum, housed in a former church building. The Archaeological Museum of Rethymno is a museum in Rethymno, Crete, Greece. The building that houses the museum is the church of Saint Francis, built by the Barozzi family around 1530.
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Today it’s one of the world’s smallest museums. Since the building housing the museum used to be Saint Francis’s church, that’s why the street where the museum is located is named Agiou Fragkiskou (= Saint Francis Street).
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Archaeological Museum of Rethymno, Crete, Greece. Temporary exhibition in the Church of St Francis.
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Archaeological Museum of Rethymno, Crete, Greece. Temporary exhibition in the Church of St Francis.
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- 1.Museo Arqueológico de Rétino en la página del Ministerio de Cultura de Grecia: historia (en griego)
- 2.Museo Arqueológico de Rétino: inauguración de la exposición temporal, en la página naftemporiki.gr (en griego)
- 3.Όλη η ιστορία της Κρήτης στο ναό του Αγίου Φραγκίσκου.
- 4.Edad de Piedra, en la página del Museo Arqueológico de Rétino (en griego)
- 5.Edad del Bronce, en la página del Museo Arqueológico de Rétino (en griego)
- 6.Tiempos históricos, en la página del Museo Arqueológico de Rétino (en griego)
- 7.Museo Arqueológico de Rétino en la página del Ministerio de Cultura de Grecia: descripción y exposición (en griego)
- 8.Museo Arqueológico de Rétino en gtp.gr (en griego)
- 9.Épocas bizantina y posbizantina, en la página del Museo Arqueológico de Rétino (en griego)
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