Visit IKARIA, Best Greek island: Priceless antiquities at Archaeological Museum

Greek island of Ikaria, the archaeological museum of Agios Kirykos on the island of Ikaria in Greece. Let's travel to Greece and let's visit the beautiful Greek island of Ikaria (or, Icaria). We will tour the Archaeological Museum of Ikaria which opened in summer 2015 and which is located in the capital Agios Kirykos and housed in a beautiful neo-classical period building dating to 1925. The building originally served as a high school and was made possible by donations from Ikarians living in America.
In the heart of Agios Kyrikos, the capital of Ikaria, you will find an Archaeological Museum with a rich collection of vessels, coins, amphorae and other items from the Classical period. The building is listed and forms a masterpiece of neoclassical architecture dating from 1925, with feature gables, stucco, a marble staircase leading to the main entrance and a big front yard. The building is two storey and was first constructed by expatriates Ikarians of America, but recently it has been totally renovated.
In the first floor, showrooms with the Archaeological collection and with periodic exhibitions are housed. In the collection, findings of Archaic and Classical periods are kept, including pots, jars, tools, coins and utensils found in excavations in the surrounding area, in the ancient city of Drakano, but also in shipwrecks.
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