Byzantine Collection

You'll discover Crete's fascinating Byzantine heritage in this unique museum housed within a 15th-century Franciscan monastery. The collection takes you through centuries of Byzantine and post-Byzantine history using stunning frescoes, ancient icons, coins, and stone masonry recovered from archaeological sites across the Chania region. The atmospheric setting in the old monastery's catholicon adds an authentic medieval feel to your exploration of artifacts spanning Byzantine, post-Byzantine, and Venetian periods.