Bouboulina Museum

Visit the three hundred year old mansion of our national heroine Laskarina Bouboulina, the only woman admiral in world naval history.

Laskarina BouboulinaAt the museum, during a forty-minute tour, you will hear the story of the legendary Bouboulina, from her birth inside the prisons of Constantinople, to her untimely and tragic death. Learn about her actions during the 1821 revolutionary fight for freedom, including her contributions to and sacrifices for her country.

You will see collections of weapons, old books, fine porcelain, portraits and engravings of the heroine, her personal belongings, documents and letters from the Revolution, paintings, a scale model of the flagship Agamemnon, maps, embroidery, Byzantine icons, furniture and artifacts from the 17th to the 20th century, plus the magnificent carved Florentine ceiling in the grand salon.

Bouboulina: Statue on Possidonian jetty Bouboulina: Statue on Possidonian jettyTours begin at exactly the times shown on the display boards situated outside the museum and in the Dapia harbour.