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Things to do in Corinthia Region, Peloponnese: The Best History Museums
Discover the best top things to do in Corinthia Region, Greece including Linos Museum, Linos Museum, Archaeological Museum of Corinth, Archaeological Museum of Isthmia, Archaeological Museum of Nemea, Historical and Folklore Museum of Corinth.
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1. Linos Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 3 reviews
A folklore museum which servs as vehicle to travel the visitor through Greek history and tradition. With the castle of Acrokorinthos as a natural background, visitors experience history and tradition through a rich folklore collection as well as through locan tastes (wine, olive oil and others).
2. Linos Museum
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5.0 based on 8 reviews
In Solomos, just three kilometres away from the city of Ancient Korinth and its evocative castle of Akrokorinthos there is a an old traditional winery with a uniquy folklore collection, called Linos Museum The collection expands in four exhibitional rooms and a traditional coffee shop the "kafeneio". You can travel 200 years ago and experience the wealth of Greek history and tradition. You may also involve in agrotouristic activities in the museum's garden, our "perivoli". ...collect fresh vegetables and fruits or even eggs. Visitors may taste local wine and olive oil, all traditionally made. The museum is few meters away of the central square of the village and the church of Saint Constantine.
3. Archaeological Museum of Corinth
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4.5 based on 267 reviews
Reviewed By patriciadC1757BG - Madrid, Spain
It is opened every day from 8 to 20 in summer. The Museum holds inside what has been discovered by excavations in the area of ancient Corinth. I think its necessary to visit if you are visiting the archeological site! The entrance, through a patio is very nice, fulled os statues and marble plaques wich belonged to the theater, usually with battle scenes. As they were great craftsmen, there is a very good selection of works. There is pottery, figurines and tools which are prehistoric, from the geometric period, Archaic and Classical. There is a rare finding of a funeral bed of limestone from the 4thc.BC. Corinthian helmets were very know and there is a beautiful example. Recently exhibited are a pair of kouroi from 530BC which are extraordinary, made of marble from Phatos island, which was the most expensive. They were rich in order to have that funerary statue. Around 35 years and war heroes. They were found with their tombs, recently, in 2010, trying to be sold in the black market. They were excavated form Klenia in Corinthia, where another 44 tombs were found. The room dedicated to Asklepeio is great, with many votives which were dedicated to him as legs, feet, breasts, penis, ears...like exvotos. There is a marble scale statue of Asklepios sitting on a throne, from the 3rd c.BC which is something unique, because it is the exact (in small scale) one in the Temple os Asklepios in Epidauros. I really liked a terracota votive with the brain opened from the back. Also very beautiful is the room housing statues of Roman rulers, mosaics, -an excellent floor mosaic with Dyonisios head from 3rd c. BC- and wall paintings from roman times. You see how the artists tried to represent perfectly the holdings of armors. Really beautiful the one found in the Julian Basilica. And you sure will recognize the Statue Of Liberty in NY, represented by god Helios!
4. Archaeological Museum of Isthmia
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4.5 based on 62 reviews
Reviewed By Scottiejean - Isthmia, Greece
Very helpful staff and interesting site. Worth a visit. There are foundations of the Temple of Poseidon visible.
