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Museums, Sites & Monuments MUSEUMS, SITES & MONUMENTS Art Space, Exo Gonia, Tel 2286032774, web: www.artspace-santorini.com Jewish Museum of Rhodes, Tel 2241022364, web: www.rhodesjewishmuseum.org Emm. Lignos Museum, Kontochori, Tel 2286022792 Museum of Modern Greek Art, Tel 2241023766, web: www.mgamuseum.gr Maritime Museum of Thera, Oia, Tel 2286071156 Palace of the Grand Master, Tel 2241043489 Megaro Gyzi, Fira, Tel 2286023077, web: www.megarogyzi.gr Museum of Prehistoric Thera, Fira, Tel 2286023217 Symi Island Thera Wallpainting Exhibition, Nomikos Conference Centre, Fira, Tel 2286023016 Museum of Symi, Tel 2246071114 Wine Museum "Volcan Wines", Vothonas, Tel 2286031322, web: www.volcanwines.gr Nautical Museum of Symi, Tel 2246072363 Serifos Island Tilos Island Archaeological Collection of Serifos, Tel 2281052611 Museum of Tilos, Tel 2246044212 Sifnos Island Archaeological Museum of Sifnos (Temporarily closed) , Tel 2284031022 Dodekanissos Islands Sites & Monuments Folklore and Folk Art Museum of Sifnos, Tel 2284033730 Acropolis of Ialysos, Tel 2241092202 • Acropolis of Lindos, Tel 2244031258 • Syros Island Acropolis of Rhodes, Tel 2241025500 • Altar of Dionysus, Kos, Tel 2242028326 • Archaeological Museum of Syros, Tel 2281088487 Archaeological Site of Ancient Agora and Port of Kos, Tel 2242028326 • Archaeological Site of Kameiros, Tel 2241040037 • Archaeological Site of Rodini, Art Gallery of the Cyclades, Tel 2281080918 Tel 2241075674 • Asklepieion of Kos Tel 2242028763 • Casa Romana, Kos, Tel Industrial Museum of Ermoupolis, Tel 2281081243, web: www.imsyros.gr 2242028326 • Castle of Megisti (Castel Rosso), Tel 2246049283 • Castle of Neratzia, Markos Vamvakaris Museum, Tel 2281360952 Kos, Tel 2242027927 • Cave of Apocalypse, Patmos, Tel 2247031234 • Medieval City of Rhodes, Tel 2241025500 • Monastery of St John the Theologian, Patmos, Tel Tinos Island 2247031223 • Roman Odeion of Kos, Tel 2242028326 Archaeological Museum of Tinos, Megalocharis Ave., Tinos, Tel 2283022670 Art Gallery of the Evangelistria Foundation of Tinos, Tel 2283022256 Giannoulis Chalepas Exhibition, Cultural Foundation of Tinos, Tel 2283024742 Epirus Giannoulis Chalepas Residence - Museum, Pyrgos, Tel 2283031262 Museum of Marble Crafts, Pyrgos, Tel 2283031290 Arta Museum of Tinian Artists, Evangelistria, Tinos, Tel 2283022256 Archaeological Museum of Arta, Tel 2681021191, web: www.artasmuseum.gr Church of Panagia Parigoritissa, Arta, Tel 2681028692 Cyclades Islands Sites & Monuments Folklore Museum of the Skoufas Association, Arta, Tel 2681022192 Historical Museum of the Skoufas Association, Arta, Tel 2681022795 Akrotiri of Thera (Temporarily closed) , Tel 2286081366 • Archaeological Site of Ag. Museum of Folk Art and Life, Kypseli, Tel 2685071390 Eirene, Kea, Tel 2288021264 • Archaeological Site of Ancient Thera,Tel 2286081939 • Archaeological Site of Delos, Tel 2289022259 • Archaeological Site of Karthaia, Kea, Ioannina Tel 2288022079 • Archaeological Site of Melanes-Flerio, Naxos, Tel 2285022725 • Archaeological Museum of Ioannina, Tel 2651001050, web: www.amio.gr Archaeological Site of Minoa, Amorgos, Tel 2285071831 • Archaeological Site of Phylakopi, Milos, Tel 2287021620 • Archaeological Site of Sangri, Naxos, Tel Averoff Museum, Metsovo, Tel 2656041210, web: www.averoffmuseum.gr 2285032591 • Archaeological Site of Skarkos, Ios, Tel 228 6091246 • Archaeological Byzantine Museum of Ioannina, Kastro, Ioannina, Tel 2651025989 Site of Yria, Naxos, Tel 2285022725 • Archaeological Site of Zagora, Andros, Tel Exhibition "The City of Ioannina and Ali Pasha", Kastro, Ioannina, Tel 2651025989 2282023664 •Castle of Chora on Naxos, Tel 2285022725 • Catacombs of Milos, Tel Folklore Museum of Agapios Tolis, Kipoi, Tel 2653071826 2287021625 • Cave Chrysospilia, Folegandros, Tel 2286041285 • Ekatontapyliani, Folklore Museum of Pogoniani, Tel 2657031230 Paros, Tel 2284021243 • Church of Paraportiani, Mykonos, Tel 2289025250 • Fotis Rapakousis Museum, 20, Al. Noutsou St., Ioannina, Tel 2651078730 Monastery of Chozoviotissa, Amorgos, Tel 2285071274 • Mycenaean Acropolis of Ag. web: www.museumrapakousis.gr Andreas, Sifnos, Tel 2284031022 • Temple of Apollo, Naxos, Tel 2285022725 Historical Archive of Epirus, Kastro, Ioannina, Tel 2651030967 Municipal Art Gallery of Ioannina, 1, Korai St., Ioannina, Tel 2651075131 Municipal Museum of Ioannina, 18, Al. Noutsou St., Ioannina, Tel 2651026356 Dodekanissos Islands Museum of Epirus' Folk Art "Kostas Frontzos" 42, Michael Angelou & Dosiou Sts, Ioannina, Tel 26510515 Museum of the Balkan Wars, Terovo, Tel 2654022297 Astypalea Island Museum of the National Resistance, Iatridi St., Ioannina, Tel 2651037644 Archaeological Museum of Astypalaia, Tel 2243061500 Museum of the Pre-Revolutionary Period, Nissi,Ioannina, Tel 2651081444 Panepirotic Museum of Natural History & Folklore, Mazi, Konitsa, Tel 2655061225 Kalymnos Island Photographic Exhibition of the Monuments of Konitsa, Tel 2655024964 Archaeological Museum of Kalymnos, Tel 2243023113 Tositsa Museum, Archontiko Tositsa, Metsovo, Tel 2656041084 "Kalymnian House" Folklore Museum, Tel 2243051635 War Museum of Kalpaki, Tel 2653042140 Maritime and Folklore Museum of Kalymnos, Tel 2243051361 Vouvalis Mansion, Tel 2243023113 Karpathos Island Archaeological Museum of Karpathos, Tel 2245023441 Kassos Island Archaelogical Collection of Kassos, Tel 2245041204 Kos Island Archaeological Museum of Kos, Tel 2242028326 Leros Island Archaeological Museum of Leros, Tel 2247024775 Bellenis Tower, Alinda, Tel 2247028322 War Museum "Merikia Tunnel", Tel 2247022109 WAX MUSEUM OF GREEK HISTORY BY PAUL P. VRELLIS Megisti Island (EST. 1995) Diachronic Museum of Megisti, Tel 2246049283 12th km. Ioannina-Athens National Road, P.O. Box 1039, 455 00 Neo Bizani Historical Collection of Megisti, Tel 2246070620 Tel/Fax 2651092128, Mobile 6932-407116 e-mail: [email protected], web: www.vrellis.gr Nissyros Island Mgrs Anna & Konstantinos Vrellis Archaeological Museum of Nisyros, Tel 2242031588 Open daily Apr-Sep 0930-1700, Oct-Mar 1000-1600 Distances: Ioannina 12km, Dodoni 17km Rodos Island Admission fee: 6 Euro, Organized Groups 5 Euro, Aquarium of Rhodes, Tel 2241027308 Admission fee for children over 7 years old & people over 65 over years old Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, Tel 2241043488 3 Euro, students 4 Euro Church of Panagia tou Kastrou, Tel 2241038309 Soldiers, Disabled free entrance Decorative Arts Collection of Rhodes, Tel 2241025500 22 • NOV 2011 www.gtp.gr.
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