Kastoria
Museums
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PETRIFIED FOREST MUSEUM
Museum
It contains the remains of the 15-20 million-year-old petrified forest located near the village of Nostimo. A particular impression is caused by the existence of a fossilized tooth of a prehistoric huge herbivorous animal as well as the tooth of a shark estimated to have been 20-25 meters long. …»
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BYZANTINE MUSEUM OF KASTORIA
Museum
It was inaugurated in 1989 and is located on the top of the hill of the Byzantine acropolis. The museum includes in its collection icons, sculptures, mosaics, wood-carved objects, ecclesiastical objects (manuscripts, liturgical utensils, etc.). Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou …»
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FOLKLORE MUSEUM OF KASTORIA
Museum
In the district of Dultso, there is the "Nerantzi Aivazi" Folklore Museum, which belongs to the Municipality of Kastoria and is supervised by the "Armonia" music-philological association. The mansion where it is housed was built at the end of the 18th century and until the mid-60s belonged to the …»
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HOUSE MUSEUM
Museum
About 7500 years ago, a group of people of the time chose the southern shore of the lake to build a village with wood and clay in or very close to the lake. This Neolithic community faced the challenges of the region's ecosystem for hundreds of years, developing a wide range of activities and a …»
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PREHISTORIC MUSEUM OF KASTORIA
Museum
Inside the village of Dispilio, on the southwest side of Lake Kastoria, is the Prehistoric Museum, which houses findings from the prehistoric lake settlement of Dispilio. It is one of the oldest lakeside settlements (5500 BC) in Europe that was discovered at the "Island" site in 1932. Since 2000, …»