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ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF DILOS

PhotoThe Archaeological Museum of Dilos is divided into four main rooms. The central room includes 5th century BC "kouroi" and "kores", a sculptured depiction of a sphinx and statues of lions. In the small room, 5th century BC statues, such as torsos of athletes, parts of the Athenian temple and many others are exhibited. The northern room includes Hellenistic statues, such as a statue of Apollo, the cluster of Artemis, tombstones, bas relief busts, and heads. Lastly, in the southern room, one can see amphoras of several historical eras, jewellery, small offerings, and objects of everyday use. The room is adorned with parts of murals and wonderful mosaics.




ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF MIKONOS

PhotoThe Archaeological Museum of Mikonos is situated on the north-eastern side of Hora. Its halls include ceramics, clay statuettes, grave piles, copper objects and vessels, which are all finds from the necropolis (cemetery) of Rinia Isle. Perhaps the most significant exhibit in the museum is a big clay jar, on which the Hellenic expedition to Troy is represented in relief. This jar, which was found in the city of Mikonos, dates back to 640 BC and is one of the most beautiful examples of archaic art.




ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF DILOS

PhotoThe entire island of Dilos is an archaeological site which is divided into four main categories of monuments: The sanctuary of Apollo, the quarter of Limni (Lake), with monuments on the north side of the sanctuary, the quarter of Theatro (Theatre), and the area of mount Kynthos with sanctuaries of several divinities. In the area of the sanctuary of Apollo, there are ruins of a Dilian temple, an Athenian temple, and a limestone temple of the era of Peisistratos. One can also see the propylaea, Cobetalisti Forum, a commercial society of Roman citizens and freedmen, the Horned Altar around which dances in honour of Apollo were held, "Artemisio", a sanctuary of Artemis, "Thesmoforio", a sanctuary of Dimitra, the Dilian Agora, and a temple of Dionysus. In the Limni quarter, there are the Italian Forum, a small 2nd century BC edifice, a small temple of Leto, and of course the celebrated Avenue of the Lions, a Naxiot offering of nine lions of which only five are still preserved. In the quarter of Theatro, there are ruins of houses with wonderful mosaics, the House of the Masks with mosaics related to the cult of Dionysus, the House of the Dolphins, and the House of the Triangle, near which there are remains of a 2nd century BC theatre. In the area of mount Kynthos there were many sanctuaries of mythological divinities, such as Heracles, Zeus, Athina, Hera and Isis. Lastly, there is a sanctuary of Sirian divinities, and a sanctuary of Samothrakian divinities.




FOLK ART MUSEUM OF MIKONOS

PhotoThe Folk Art Museum of Mikonos is in Kastro and is housed in a 18th century privately owned building. It was founded in 1959 by professor Kyriazopoulos. It includes collections of old and more modern Miconian furniture, pictures, photographs, ceramics, folk instruments, post-Byzantine sculptures, and iron and bronze utensils and keys. A small library with an archive of historical documents is also housed here.



MONASTERY OF PANAGIA TOURLIANI AT ANO MERA

PhotoThe monastery of Panagia Tourliani is the most significant highlight of the Ano Mera village, about 8.5 kilometres east of Mikonos (Hora). The monastery was founded in 1542 by monks of the monastery of Katapoliani on Paros, on the site that earlier was the church of Eisodia tis Panagias (Presentation of the Virgin Mary). In 1767, the monastery was restored, assuming its present shape, and its marvellous architecture is impressive, especially the part which belongs to the bell-tower. In the monastery's yard, there is a marble fountain, which has sculptured decorations, while the superb wood-carved screen of the church has been constructed in Florence. A museum operates inside the monastery, which features religious exhibits like vestments, Byzantine and Renaissance icons, the first bells of the monastery and other ecclesiastical gems. It is also worth mentioning how important the monastery was to Greece during the German occupation.



NAVAL MUSEUM OF THE AEGEAN

PhotoThe Naval Museum of the Aegean was founded by the ship-owner Georgios Drakopoulos in 1985. It is housed in the 19th century house of the legendary Myconiat captain, Sourmelis, in the Tria Pigadia location of Hora. Its exhibits are divided in roofed and open air areas, since its spacious garden serves as another room. The roofed exhibits include ship models from the pre-Minoan era to the 19th century, historical naval documents, a collection of rare ancient coins with naval depictions on them, and naval charts. The open air exhibits include old anchors, naval objects and marble copies of Miconiat and Dilian tombstones of shipwrecks and missing seamen.

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