Archaeological Museum of Karpathos

The Archaeological Museum of Karpathos is housed in the west wing of the buildings of Eparheio. The exhibition is divided into three sections:

  1. Prehistoric times. It includes Neolithic findings from the Minoan / Mycenaean era.
  2. Historical times. In includes exhibits from the three ancient cities of the island: Karpathos, Arkeseis and Vroukounta.
  3. Byzantine times. It includes representative findings from the basilicas and villages of the island.

 

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Folk Art Museum at Menetes

The Folk Art Museum is housed in a 200 years old cottage in Menetes. It is a two-storey building with a small entrance. The first floor with the black and white mosaic floor, shelters objects of everyday life of the villagers, musical instruments and old pictures. The ground floor houses the ossuary of the village and its conversion into a museum began in 1995. Here you will see  traditional agricultural tools and kitchen utensils.

Open hours: Daily, 09:00-13:00

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Arkasa Acropolis

The archaeological site of Arkasa, one of the four municipalities of classic and subsequent years, consists of the Acropolis of Palaiokastro with visible remains of towers and buildings of the classical and Hellenistic periods and archaic fortifications.

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Eparheio

At Pigadia location you will find the three buildings of Eparheio. They are typical structures of the Italian occupation era and were built during the period  of1926-1936. They were the Italian headquarters and it seems that similar buildings were built on every island of the Dodecanese. Nowadays they belong to the Greek State.

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Monument of the woman of Olympos

This is the sculpture of a woman dressed in traditional clothes, looking towards the sea waiting for the return of those who emigrated. This statue is a reminder of the emigrants. All expatriates sent money to the island and thus contributed in its development. However, knowing their loved ones live in another country was something that saddened the locals. These feelings are represented by the statue of the woman waiting patiently for the emigrants to return.

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Kyra Panagia

The church of Kyra Panagia dates back to the 6th century and is built on a rock by the sea, southwest of Pigadia village. Here you will see the painting of Virgin Mary which is worshiped by everyone on the island.

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