Archaeological Museum of Giardini Naxos (Museo Archeologico) description and photos - Italy: Giardini Naxos (Sicily) (Topic)

Archaeological Museum of Giardini Naxos (Museo Archeologico) description and photos - Italy: Giardini Naxos (Sicily). Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Museo Archeologico.

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The Archaeological Museum of Giardini Naxos occupies three buildings of a former factory building at the tip of Capo Schizo, two of which are dedicated to exhibition activities, and the latter houses a depository. Building "A" was converted into a museum in the 1970s, immediately after the establishment of a cultural enterprise, while building "B" is the main fortress tower of a small fort of the 16th century, from which only the walls remain.

The museum contains items that tell the history of the Greek colony of Naxos, as well as prehistoric artifacts that testify that the territory of modern Giardini Naxos was inhabited even during the Neolithic period. The city itself was founded in the 8th century BC. immigrants from the Greek Chalcis. Most of the museum's exhibits were found during excavations, which began in the middle of the 20th century and are held intermittently to this day on the site of an ancient settlement. Some items discovered in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were brought from the Archaeological Museums of Palermo and Syracuse, as well as from the Museum of the University of Heidelberg.

Numerous ceramics reflect the different stages of the city's development, its commercial ties and its material culture. Terracotta figurines and figurines tell of the prosperity of Naxos as early as the 7th century BC. Finally, various handicrafts testify to the city's survival during the Byzantine era. Part of the collection consists of items collected from the bottom of the bay - anchors and amphorae.

After visiting the museum, you can go to the extensive archaeological park, and, following the route, laid on the site of a city street of the 5th century BC, walk to the southern city wall.

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