In fact, the whole complex of Arolithos is an outdoor museum, as it has been built according to the style of a small Cretan village, with the houses, the church, the bakery, the blacksmiths’ shop, the threshing floor, the raki cauldron, the cafe, all built according to the traditional Cretan architectural style and surrounded by natural environment which is rich in plants and colours.

In this model Cretan village there is a folk museum, where items from the everyday life and the economic activity of the Cretan people are displayed.