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Ierapetra

Sights in Ierapetra

  1. A

    archaeological museum

    Ierapetra's one-room archaeological museum 2; admission around €2; ;08:30-15:00 Tue-Sun) is perfect for those with a short concentration span. It does have a good collection of headless classical statuary and a superb statue of the goddess Persephone that dates from the 2nd century AD. Also notable is a larnax (clay coffin), dated around 1300 BC, decorated with 12 painted panels showing hunting scenes, an octopus and a chariot procession. The 1899 building was a school during Ottoman times.

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  2. B

    medieval fortress

    South along the waterfront is the medieval fortress, built in the early years of Venetian rule and strengthened by Francesco Morosini in 1626. It was in a pretty fragile state and closed for restoration at the time of research.

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  3. C

    Napoleon's house

    Napoleon's house is where the man himself is said to have stayed incognito with a local family when his ship anchored in Crete for one night in 1798 on the way to Egypt. He apparently left a note revealing his identity.

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  4. Ierapetra's beaches

    The main town beach is near the harbour while a second beach stretches east from the bottom of Patriarhou Metaxaki. Both have coarse, grey sand, but the main beach offers better shade.

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  5. mosque

    Inland from the medieval fortress is the labyrinthine old quarter, where you will see the restored mosque with its minaret.

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  6. D

    Agios Georgios

    Inland from the medieval fortress is the labyrinthine old quarter, where you will see the old church of Agios Georgios.

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  7. E

    Agios Ioannis

    Inland from the medieval fortress is the labyrinthine old quarter, where you will see the old church of Agios Ioannis.

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  8. F

    Turkish fountain

    Inland from the medieval fortress is the labyrinthine old quarter, where you will see a Turkish fountain .

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