Maritime Museum

The Naval Museum of Crete is located at the entrance of the port of Chania, housed within the main building of the historic Venetian fortress. Its mission is to preserve the maritime traditions of Greece overall, with a particular focus on Crete. The permanent exhibition boasts 2,500 artifacts, including relics, items recovered from the seabed, paintings, maps, photographs, ship models and nautical instruments. The museum is open daily from 09:00 to 16:00, except on Sundays.