Archaeological Museum of Messara

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The Archaeological Museum of Messara, a project that has been in development for decades, was recently inaugurated by Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni.

Located in the region of Gortyna on Crete, the museum spans across an area of 2,900 square meters and includes exhibition spaces, a screening and conference room, a periodical exhibition room, a courtyard suitable for events and open-air exhibitions, a cafeteria and a gift shop.

The museum’s permanent exhibition “Between the Mountains: The human presence in Messara from prehistoric to Christian times“, enriches the archaeological site of Messara in its narrative. The exhibition is equipped with interactive information apps, digital guided tours and educational digital material to enhance the visitors’ experience.

According to the minister, the archaeological museum of Messara will become the center of cultural routes throughout the wider region, which includes major archaeological sites such as Gortyna and Festos.

Look here for more informations: https://messaramuseum.gr/site/index-en.shtml

Source: gtp Headlines Greek travel pages

So if you are interested in Crete's history and archeology, a visit to this museum is certainly worthwhile. It also took a lot of time to complete. We've often asked ourselves when we'll finally be able to take a look where it looked like it was finished a long time ago. You can find the cache outside the area.

Enjoy & have fun :-)

General information on the maintenance of our caches:

We generally have a well-coordinated maintenance team (good friends who help each other). But sometimes it is better to accept help from the geocaching community. This should prevent geo-garbage and also improve the overall experience & more fun for all geocachers. We have deliberately decided not to use this procedure for all of our caches. This cache is part of the GCRM ​​/ GCRL cooperative. For more information see here: https://gcrm.gocacher.com/