Sea Findings Museum

At Vlihadia, at this aegean coast with the provoking beautiful buttom of the sea, Valsamidis Stavros set up his own museum (in private area) where expose his rare collection consisted of sea findings.

The "Museum of sea findings Valsamidi" is one of the richest private collections in Greece. They needed over forty (40) years to collect these findings. Their everyday upkeep all these years gave them the right to be exposed today for the purpose of the promotion and the develpment of our island, Kalymnos.

The touring begins with a demonstration of spongs elaboration and it continues with the visit in the inside area which leaves you speachless. There are windows of all the kinds of sponges, shells couches and corals that we do not meet very often in Greece. "He has the most wonderfull works of art, made from the greatest and most perfect artists. The mother nature and God", he say with proud!

It's also very impressive a whole wreck ancient drapery ship, full of amphoras and other objects, that they brought himself in the view of light from the bottom of the sea.

In a special position are exposed objects from the mysterious sanked city of Τelendos and amphoras from different ages.

One sea turtle "Kareta-Kareta" is giving birth to its eggs. Stuffed sharks, swordfishes, skates (many kinds), unsuall kinds of starfishes and other sea objects are some of the exhibits that you will see among others.

For more information: www.valsamidis-museum.gr