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The paleontological collection of the Municipality of Rethymnon, which consists of findings from excavations from all over the prefecture by German scientist Siegfired Kuss (University of Freiburg), will form the basis of the exhibition. The Goulandris foundation has been looking after this collection in collaboration with the University of Athens (Historical Geology and Palaeontology Faculty).
The paleontological Museum Rethymno is located in area Mastambas, mosque Beli Pasha. It is believed that the mosque was built on the Venetian church of San Onoufrios. It has some unique features such as the main door and the minaret which is the oldest in Rethymnon (1789).
Garden 2.5 acres, have already planted trees and plants which flourish in Crete such olive trees, carob, Cretan palm trees, oleanders and laurels and shrubs such as wild rose-trees, will also come across many schinos, Myrties Stone Houses, lavender, diktamo, osier, rosemary and wild lavender.
The paleontological Museum Rethymno mosque Veli Pasha opened on July 10, 2008.
Heraklion is not just a city in the next visitor’s destination. Expresses something more, something deeper, a history of thousands of years. With this thought must learn the traveler to "read" the area beyond the mundane habits that require a visit to museums or at Knossos.
The Venetian Walls of Heraklion is the largest you meet strongest fortress building across the Mediterranean, which did not have the luck to be in the Heritage List of UNESCO. To built this massive fort took dozens of years.
Maritime Museum of Crete is located at the entrance to the historic fortress Firkas. It was founded in 1973 with the purpose of housing and the preservation of our maritime traditions and in particular of Crete, the view of our maritime history, as well as the cultivation of love toward the marine e
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