The Ancient Shipwreck Museum is a fascinating place. It displays the wreck of an old trading ship that was drowned in the Mediterranean Sea, which sailed during the time of Alexander the Great so it sank about 2000 years. It is said that when the ship sank, it was already 80 years old, making it the oldest shipwreck in the world!

The ship along with its cargo was raised from the sea bed in 1960, several technicians, archaeologists and students worked hard to raise the ship and it's cargo that spread over a large area and it is now at display at the Shipwreck Museum where it attracts many tourists. Everything that is on display here gives a record of the past, the museum gives hints about the trade of this time alongside with the kind of goods that were used, wooden spoons and wine amphora are just a some of the displays, plus lots of other things, like the construction of the ship are shown as well.