Agios
Nikolaos

The Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos was founded in 1970 in Agios Nikolaos and houses findings from the Neolithic Age, the Minoan Era and the Graeco-Roman Times mainly from the Lassithi prefecture.

Among the findings, most important is the skull of an athlete, crowned with a gold olive wreath and a silver coin from Polirinia in his mouth (compensation of the ferryman of Hades), and the figurine Goddess of Myrtos. There are more findings from the necropolis of the Agia Fotia, Myrtos, Malia, etc.

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0.2 km Akti Koundourou beach ★★★★★★★★★★ 2.9 0.4 km Agios Nikolaos Lake (Voulismeni) ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 0.4 km Folklore Museum of Agios Nikolaos ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.0 0.6 km Ammoudi beach in Agios Nikolaos ★★★★★★★★★★ 2.1 0.6 km Panagia Vrefotrofos Temple at Agios Nikolaos ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 0.7 km Limanaki beach (Europa) ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8 0.7 km Kitroplatia beach ★★★★★★★★★★ 2.9 0.7 km Ammos beach in Agios Nikolaos ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.2 1.2 km Church of Saint Nicholas at Agios Nikolaos (Ormos) ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 1.3 km Gargadoros beach ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 1.3 km Agii Pantes beach ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 1.3 km Katholiko beach at Agios Nikolaos ★★★★★★★★★★ 1.1 1.6 km Koundouros villa at Agios Nikolaos ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 1.6 km Islet Agii Pantes ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 1.8 km Mikronissi beach ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 1.8 km Mirabelo beach ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.0 1.9 km Agii Pantes Lighthouse at Mikronissi ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 1.9 km Almiros beach in Agios Nikolaos ★★★★★★★★★★ 2.3

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