Askyfou War Museum

Hania Province


Signs along the way direct you to this small museum displaying the extensive gun and military odds-and-ends collection of the Hatzidakis family, who are happy to show you around. Displays include Nazi porcelain sets, German propaganda material, a German plane propeller, working telescopes, bombs, helmets and an English Norton motorcycle, all collected from across Crete.


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