Naval Maritime Museum, Santorini

The Naval Maritime Museum is located in a historic 19th-century two-story mansion that originally served as a captain's house.

Santorini played a vital role in Greece's shipping economy and navy history. The museum offers visitors insights into Greek and local naval history.

In the 19th century and early 20th century, Santorini owned large vessels that traveled from Russia to the Mediterranean. Santorini exported wine and pumice stones and imported cereal, tomatoes, timber, furniture, and fabrics.

The museum displays nautical equipment and tools such as maps, compasses, sextants, log meters, anchors, and more. The museum's library hosts books, documents, delivery dockets, nautical charts, and logbooks.

In addition, the museum features ship models, uniforms, and local captains' portraits. Rare figureheads are also on display. The museum has an extensive collection of paintings that depict old sailing vessels. Rare photographs show visitors what life was like during the booming shipping age.

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Sight Name: Naval Maritime Museum
Sight Location: Santorini, Greece (See walking tours in Santorini)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery
Guide(s) Containing This Sight:

Oia Walking Tour

Walking Tours in Santorini, Greece

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Creating your own self-guided walk in Santorini is easy and fun. Choose the city attractions that you want to see and a walk route map will be created just for you. You can even set your hotel as the start point of the walk.

Oia Walking Tour

The main attraction of Santorini island, Oia is a scenic coastal town hanging on the northwestern tip of the rugged clifftop overlooking the Aegean Sea. The idyllic setting of narrow alleyways and white-washed, blue-domed churches is complemented by charming, traditional Cycladic houses built on the lip of the caldera (volcanic crater filled with water) as well as cave homes in the niches carved... view more

Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 1.0 Km or 0.6 Miles

Fira Walking Tour

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Founded at the end of the 18th century, the city is built on the "eyebrow" of the 400-meter high caldera on the western edge of the semi-circular island. From this... view more

Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.7 Km or 1.7 Miles

Firostefani and Imerovigli Walking Tour

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Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.3 Km or 1.4 Miles

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