Eleftherios Venizelos Museum of Chalepa, Historic house museum in Chalepa, Chania, Greece

The Eleftherios Venizelos Museum of Chalepa is the paternal house of Eleftherios Venizelos, built around 1878 on a two-stremma plot for Kyriakos Venizelos in the Chalepa suburb of Chania. The family first used it as a summer house and later settled there permanently; for a period before 1890 it housed the Italian consulate. Venizelos renovated it in 1927 to plans by the architect Stavridis. It keeps the furniture he used.

The house was the residence of Eleftherios Venizelos from 1880 to 1910 while he built his political career in Crete before becoming Prime Minister and relocating to Athens. During World War II, the building suffered damage from bombardment during the Battle of Crete and later served as headquarters for German military forces.

The residence displays rooms where Venizelos lived with his family, preserving personal items that reflect his daily life and work as a political leader. Visitors gain insight into how the local elite lived in Chania during the 1800s.

The house stands in Chalepa, the hill suburb of Chania that once held consulates and wealthy families; it sits on a plot of about two stremmata. The Greek state bought it in March 2002 and passed it to the Eleftherios K. Venizelos Foundation. Check opening hours before going, as the museum keeps no fixed daily schedule in the sources.

Before 1890 the house briefly housed the Italian consulate, a detail tied to Chalepa's role as a district of consulates and wealthy merchants. The building was constructed around 1878 on a two-stremma plot for Kyriakos Venizelos, and Eleftherios himself had it renovated in 1927 to plans by the architect Stavridis.