The Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos is just a few minutes distance from the lake of the city. Established in 1970 in order to house the finds archaeological excavations in Lasithi that until then was in the archaeological museum of Heraklion.

It has a rich collection of archaeological treasures from the pre-Minoan period (3000 BC) until the Roman period (2nd century AD). The most important exhibits of the museum are the findings from the seaside cemetery of Agia Fotia, the largest Minoan cemetery that has been excavated, the terracotta figurine of the Goddess of Myrtos, the golden pin, the stone pyxidio and the stone Rhyton in shape of a triton shell.

The most impressive exhibit is the skull of a young athlete that was found in the cemetery of the ancient city of Lato and has a gold crown in shap of olive branch. Inside the mouth of the skull was a silver tetradrachm as obol to Charon.

You can visit the Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos through our tours Tour 7 and Tour 8, and admire the great discoveries of ancient civilizations of the island.