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Historical and Folklore Museum of Gavalohori
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Historical and Folklore Museum of Gavalohori

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3.0
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XIV
km · Chania
20
Chania
Historical and Folklore Museum of Gavalohori 2
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Arched house with auxiliary rooms

20 nearbyGavaliana Wells, Church of Saint Paul at Apokoronas, Livadouria Route

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The Historical and Folklore Museum in Gavalohori was founded in 1968 and was officially opened in September 1993. It is housed in a building that is a typical sample of the local architecture and is housed on two floors: the ground floor with a balcony, internal yard, an arched house with auxiliary rooms and a mezzanine ( ontas ).

Part of the building was built during the Venetian period, the first floor was built in Turkish Era. The exhibited objects are accompanied by explanatory texts, photographs, drawings, models and are enriched with new exhibits every year.

It includes 7 rooms with the themes: Kamarospito (arched house), Silk , Pottery , Kopaneli (lace), Stone carving , Church , Wood carving , History .

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