Paleiochora

You'll find the Museum for the Acritans of Europe housed in an old boarding house in Paleochora's center - a unique ethnographical museum that's literally one-of-a-kind worldwide. This small but fascinating museum showcases exhibits and educational materials about the Acritans, the frontier guards of the Byzantine Empire, offering insights into a little-known piece of European history. Run by the Hellenic Folklore Research Centre from Athens, it provides an unexpectedly deep dive into medieval Greek culture and border communities that you won't encounter anywhere else.