Nikos Kazantzakis Museum

It is 20 km south of the town of Heraklion and it is dedicated to the life and work of the famous writer Nikos Kazantzakis, a 9 times candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature and known worldwide for his book "Zorba the Greek" and "The Last Temptation of Christ"..[1] Where the streets of wine meet the words of Kazantzakis and the calm Cretan landscape blends with the authentic hospitality, a museum dedicated to the great author was created in 1983.

The physical material, together with digital reproductions, is developed in five thematic sections:[4] At the same time, the visitor can watch a short documentary about the life and work of Nikos Kazantzakis available in 11 languages: Greek, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Korean, Dutch, Polish and Russian.

The collections were significantly enhanced by the donation of a large part of the author's personal archives and belongings by his wife Eleni Samiou-Kazantzakis.

It is an extremely rich, active and open archive that enriches its collections with new items which it preserves, maintains and highlights.

It includes: theatrical studies of more than four hundred performances, paintings, three-dimensional models of sets and costumes, press releases, photographs, correspondence, documents, notebooks, books, personal items.