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Omni Hotel At CNN Center, Atlanta
Omni Hotel within the CNN Centre complex in the heart of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. An ultra modern 4 star Atlanta hotel connected to Philips Arena and the Georgia World Congress Centre and adjacent to Centennial Olympic Park. ...
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Holiday Inn Opera Hotel, Paris
Holiday Inn Opera Hotel is embedded in the 10th arrondissement area of Paris, France, just 100 meters from the famous district Grands Boulevards. A beautiful first class Paris hotel also near the Opera Garnier and Musee Grevin wax museum. ...
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Crowne Plaza London Docklands Hotel
Crowne Plaza London Docklands Hotel is overlooking the sailing and windsurfing school of Victoria Dock in London, England. A 5 star London hotel within short easy walking distance to ExCeL Exhibition Centre and the financial district of Canary Wharf. ...
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Historical Museum

The Historical Museum of Crete in Heraklion presents the history and culture of Crete from early Christian era, to present times.
Histrorical Museum Heraklion Mosaic

Medieval and Renaissance Collection

Byzantine, Venetian and Turkish sculpture and epigraphs; frescoes from the 13th to the 16th centuries; portable icons of the Cretan School from the 15th to the 18th centuries; ecclesiastical vessels and vestments; wood carvings; coins; jewelry and miniatures from the Byzantine and Venetian periods. The collection contains the only painting on Crete by Domenicos Theotocopoulos (El Greco): View of mount Sinai and the Monastery, c. 1570.

Collection of the Struggle for Independence

Memorabilia from the Cretan insurrections of the nineteenth century and the period of the Independent Cretan State (1898-1913). The Collection include flags, weapons and portraits of insurgent leaders.

Collection of folk arts

Hundreds of representative examples of Cretan folk art (weaving, embroidery, lace, jewelry, small objects, musical instruments, etc). A life-size replica of the interior of a traditional Cretan village home.

Nikos Kazantzakis room

The desk, library, personal belongings and manuscripts of many of the great writer's works.

Emmanuel Tsouderos room

The desk, the library and personal mementoes of the man who was Prime Minister at the time of the Battle of Crete (1941). Engravings, maps, rare editions and a collection of Cretan stamps.

The museum is open every day from 09:00 to 16:30 (Saturdays 09:00 to 14:00). Closed Sundays and holidays.



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Marriott South Beach Hotel
Marriott South Beach Hotel is a stylish art deco 4 star hotel in trendy South Beach, Miami, Florida, USA. A fabulous 4 star Miami hotel nearby an array of fine restaurants, bars and nightlife of Ocean Drive in the metropolitan paradise of South Beach. ...
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Anthea Hotel Apartments
Anthea Hotel Apartments is well located in the centre of the popular seaside resort of Ayia Napa and only a 5-minute walk from the sandy beach. ...
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Westin Resort, Cancun, Mexico
Westin Resort Hotel is a 5 star Cancun hotel in a tranquil setting along an unspoiled beach overlooking the turquoise Caribbean Sea on the quieter side of Cancun Hotel Zone in Quintana Roo, Mexico. Restaurants, bars and nightclubs are nearby. ...
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