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Monemvasia Museum: Information about the museum of Monemvasia Greece, Peloponnese

 

 

 

Monemvasia Archaeological Collection Monemvasia, located on the rocky coast of the Peloponnese, offers visitors multiple cultural attractions. This place is a pleasure for people who love history and its mysteries.
There are forty churches and the most exquisite museums.
Monemvasia Archaeological Collection
Among the exhibits of this museum many sculptures are included, a marble iconostasis, personal use objects providing information for both the public and private life of Monemvasians, as well as archaeological finds, including urns, household vessels, architecture rests from some of
Marble exhibits The Collection was inaugurated by Mrs. Elisavet Papazoi, the Minister of Culture, in July 1999.

The remaining monuments of Mmonemvasia, as the castle,
the public buildings, the cisterns and churches, highlight the importance of Monemvasia
 
If you are planning to visit Monemvasia, you should go the castle located there.

Apart from strolling around the alleys, you can visit the Archaeological Collection of Monemvasia, housed in a 16th century historical building at the square of Elkomenos Christos called Muslim Mosque.
the forty churches of Monemvasia, and much more.

There are also historical testimonies of the artistic life, like some works of art and pottery. The items of the collection date from the Christian times to the last occupation of the island by the Turks.
and its historical route.
 

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