Megaro Gyzi Museum

Housed in a beautifully restored 17th-century Venetian mansion in Pyrgos village, this intimate museum preserves Santorini's layered history through maps, photographs, and artifacts spanning from early Cycladic times to the Ottoman period. The collection includes rare post-eruption documents, traditional costumes, and household objects that paint a vivid picture of island life before and after the catastrophic 1613 volcanic disaster. Walking through its candlelit rooms feels like stepping into a collector's personal archive rather than a formal institution.