"Kostas Kotsanas" Museum of Ancient Greek Technology — Attraction in Municipality of Pyrgos

We just returned to Heraklion after a week in Crete and just happened to pick up the brochure at the hotel - we weren't planning to go to another museum but this one looked fun so we gave it a try ... boy o boy are we happy we did - this rates as the second-best museum in Crete in my list (1st is the Heraklion Archaeological Museum) and we visited MANY this past week! The museum is new (opened only 2 weeks ago) but it is a gem. The museum has built dozens of devices that were described in ancient Greek literature. The devices all work and the museum staff comes around to explain and demonstrate. There are also very well written and detailed explanations about each device. Entrance fees are very reasonable at 5 Euro a person. We easily spent 2-3 hours there experimenting, learning and playing. Upstairs in addition to some additional devices and a coffee shop - there is a gift shop with some of the devices available for purchase as well as an area where you can play some of teh games and try to solve some of the ancient Greek puzzles. We ended up buying a puzzle, a Greek version of tic-tac-toe which is MUCH more entertaining as there is no "draw" or tie in this version and it ends up being a game like chess to try and win, as well as an ancient Greek sundial that can be taken anywhere in the world to tell time. There is also a very nice catalog of the museum with detailed explanations as well as references for where the technological inventions originated. This is a museum not o be missed...

Kotsanas museum of ancient Greek technology is near Katakolon port, about 5 minutes walk. It has 5 Euros payment for entrance / donation fee. I find the museum small because you can see all of their showcased technological ancient Greek works in just under 10 minutes but if the museum staff will demonstrate how these ancient Greek technologies work then it will definitely take longer than 10 minutes. Athough the museum is not that large, there is still fairly a lot of ancient Greek technological works you can see there and of course, there is also souvenirs for sale in the museum and they even accept credit card payments. I got me a fridge magnet and a Pythagorean cup. The cup is for sale in Amazon for 49 USD but I got it only for 12 Euros in the museum and there is a small size of this cup for sale at only 10 Euros. I was not planning to post any videos of the museum but I saw in Google maps that someone already did post videos and pictures of the museum so might as well post my own videos and pictures to promote curiosity to...

Kotsanas museum of ancient Greek technology is a unique museum that you should not miss.! The reconstructions of the ancient inventions will shed light in the ingeniousness of the ancient Greeks, who deprived of all the means we are equiped with today managed to develop such clever devises by deploying only the basic principles of physics and engineering. For an additional of 5 euros to the admission price, you will get the guided tour which is highly recommend, where you will learn all the secrets of each showpiece. The admission price itself is very reasonable and kids will enter for free. Excellent place to visit! Planning also to drop by the museum located in Athens where additional exhibits...