The House of Napoleon — Attraction in Municipality of Ierapetra

We saw a little sign poining to “the house of Napoleon”, and decided to take the 50 steps to look at it. The title makes it sound like it is an actual house of Napoleon, so we were suprised that we did not heard of this place before. Upon inspection it was not really noteworthy, as it was only a place that Napoleon may or may not have stayed a night while travelling, also not being a super interesting house (see picture attached). Nothing historically proven, so it should be seen as a local piece of lore.

Either way, it’s close to the road where tourists walk past, so can’t hurt to...

Absolutely not worth to travel and visiting this place. As per official opening hours on Google 8:30-15:30, reality on doors 8:30-13:00 but during our visit not opened at all. Very unprofessional not mentioning online they are closed so people don't have to travel. Luckily this town has other interesting places to see...

Napoleon’s House in Ierapetra is a charming two-story building with classic Greek architecture, located in the historic Kato Mera district. Tradition says Napoleon Bonaparte stayed here during his brief stop in Crete. The building dates back to the late 18th or early 19th century, making it a fascinating piece of...