Stavros Archaeological Museum


The most interesting exhibits in this one-room museum 10 minutes' walk outside Stavros come from a large sea cave in the bay to the south, now rendered inaccessible by earthquakes. The exhibits include fragments of the 13 bronze tripods found there, seeming to confirm a reference in Homer's 'Odyssey'. There are also 5000-year-old pots, spearheads and reliefs of gods. It's extraordinary to see what can be dug up around a small, otherwise nondescript village.


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