One of the great archaeological museums of Europe, housing the world's most comprehensive collection of Minoan civilisation artefacts in the city of Heraklion on the north coast of Crete. The museum's holdings span over 5,500 years from the Neolithic period through to the Roman era, with the Minoan material -- dating from approximately 2700 to 1450 BCE -- constituting the collection's unique strength and the primary reason for visiting. The Minoan galleries present finds from the great palace c.....