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Monasteries & ChurchesAgia Triada Monastery (Tzagarolon)On the Akrotiri peninsula, just outside Chania, the Monastery of the Holy Trinity of the Tzagarolos…Monasteries & ChurchesAgios Georgios Selinari MonasteryIn the Selinari Gorge, on the Heraklion–Agios Nikolaos road. Cretan drivers stop here to wish for…Monasteries & ChurchesAgios Ioannis Theologos Monastery (Anopoli)A monastery east of Anopolis Pediados, in the municipality of Hersonissos. A peaceful monastery in the…Monasteries & ChurchesAgios Minas CathedralThe imposing Cathedral of Saint Minas dominates the square of the same name and is one…Monasteries & ChurchesAgios Panteleimon MonasteryA monastery situated 170 metres from Fodele, nestled in a lush green valley with flowing streams…Monasteries & ChurchesAngarathos MonasterySouth-east of Heraklion, near the village of Sambas, the Angarathos Monastery is one of the oldest…Monasteries & ChurchesApezanes MonasteryAt the foot of the Asterousia Mountains, on the Messara Plain, the Apezanes Monastery (of St…Monasteries & ChurchesAreti MonasteryIn the mountainous hinterland of Sitia, the Areti Monastery (of the Holy Trinity) is a historic,…Monasteries & ChurchesArkadi MonasteryA historic monastery and sacred symbol of Cretan freedom and sacrifice.Monasteries & ChurchesArsani MonasteryA few kilometres east of the town of Rethymno, Arsani Monastery (of St George) is a…Monasteries & ChurchesAsomatos MonasteryAt the entrance to the Amari Valley, the Asomatos Monastery (Taxiarchon) is one of the region’s…Monasteries & ChurchesBasilica of Agios MarkosBuilt in 1239 in Lions’ Square, it served as the Venetian cathedral, and the Duke’s decrees…Monasteries & ChurchesChalepa MonasteryA fortified monastery in Mylopotamos, dedicated to the Transfiguration of Christ. Its high walls serve as…Monasteries & ChurchesChrysopigi MonasteryOn the outskirts of Chania, the Monastery of Zoodochos Pigi (Chrysopigi) is a historic 16th-century convent,…Monasteries & ChurchesChrysoskalitissa MonasteryOn the south-western edge of Chania, just before Elafonisi, the Chrysoskalitissa Monastery stands like a castle…Monasteries & ChurchesChurch of Agia Maria MagdaliniA church of Russian architectural style in Halepa, founded in 1901 with funding from Grand Duke…Monasteries & ChurchesChurch of Agios Georgios (Alikianos, Kydonia)A 14th-century cross-domed church with very few surviving frescoes. Tradition has it that the wedding which…Monasteries & ChurchesChurch of Agios Georgios (Kamariotis)A church of unusually large dimensions for a Cretan village, in Kamarioti, Malevizi. Its architecture suggests…Monasteries & ChurchesChurch of Agios Georgios (Kournas, Apokoronas)A three-aisled, timber-roofed basilica in Epano Kourna, with mud-brick arches — a technique rarely seen in…Monasteries & ChurchesChurch of Agios Georgios, PriniaThe largest church in Prinias, situated in the centre of the village amongst the narrow alleyways.…Monasteries & ChurchesChurch of Agios Ioannis Theologos & Agios Nikolaos (Stylos, Apokoronas)A double-aisled church at the western entrance to Stylos, one of the well-preserved Byzantine monuments of…Monasteries & ChurchesChurch of Agios Myron (Agios Myronas, Heraklion)The cathedral that gave its name to the entire village, dedicated to Bishop Myron of the…Monasteries & ChurchesChurch of Agios Nikolaos (Kyriakoselia, Apokoronas)Built at the foot of the hill crowned by the early Byzantine fortress of Kastelli —…Monasteries & ChurchesChurch of Agios Nikolaos (Maza, Apokoronas)A single-aisled, vaulted church, entirely covered in frescoes from the ceiling to the floor, depicting scenes…Monasteries & ChurchesChurch of Agios Nikolaos (Splantzia, Chania)It was built around 1320 as the main church of a Dominican monastery, became a mosque…Monasteries & ChurchesChurch of Agios Petros of the DominicansThe main church of the Dominican monastery of Chandakas, founded in the mid-13th century by the…Monasteries & ChurchesChurch of Agios Stefanos (Drakona, Kissamos)A small, single-aisled 9th-century church on the edge of a dense oak forest. Its frescoes date…Monasteries & ChurchesChurch of Agios TitosIt was built in 1869 as the Geni Mosque and converted for Christian worship in 1925.…Monasteries & ChurchesChurch of Christ the Saviour (Temenia, Selino)It was built in two phases: the original single-nave, vaulted church with blind apses dates back…Monasteries & ChurchesChurch of Panagia (Alikambos, Apokoronas)Panagia Sirothiani, a single-nave church with a vaulted ceiling, featuring glazed ceramic tiles set into its…Monasteries & ChurchesChurch of Panagia Zerviotissa (Stylos, Apokoronas)‘Monastira’, as it is known in the village, was built in the 12th century as the…Monasteries & ChurchesChurch of the Dormition & Agios Nikolaos (Kalyves, Apokoronas)Panagia ton Kalivon, as everyone calls it, is already mentioned in Venetian documents. It stands on…Monasteries & ChurchesChurch of the Dormition (Meronas)A medieval church in Amari which today takes the form of a three-aisled basilica, the result…Monasteries & ChurchesChurch of Zoodochos Pigi (Alikianos, Kydonia)‘Agios Kyr-Yiannis’, built around 1030 by Ioannis Xenos. A cruciform church with a dome and interior…Monasteries & ChurchesDiskouri MonasteryThe Monastery of Mylopotamos, dedicated to Saint George, was originally built as a fortress, though subsequent…Monasteries & ChurchesEpanosifis Monastery (Agios Georgios)At the foot of Mount Dikti, near Metaxochori, the Epanosifi Monastery is the largest men’s monastery…Monasteries & ChurchesFaneromeni MonasteryHigh above Mirabello Bay, near Gournia, Faneromeni Monastery is built on a striking, precipitous site, almost…Monasteries & ChurchesGonia Monastery (Kolymvari)In Kolymvari, at the base of the Rodopou peninsula, Gonia Monastery (Odigitria) stands imposingly overlooking the…Monasteries & ChurchesGorgolaini MonasteryThe Monastery of St George, 500 metres away, near Kato Asites. It survived whilst the surrounding…Monasteries & ChurchesGouverneto MonasteryAt the northernmost, rugged tip of Akrotiri, Gouverneto Monastery (Our Lady of the Angels) is one…Monasteries & ChurchesKalyviani MonasteryNear Moires, on the Messara Plain, the Monastery of Panagia Kaliviani is one of the largest…Monasteries & ChurchesKapsa MonasteryOn the south-eastern, secluded coast of Lasithi, near Goudoures, Kapsa Monastery is one of the most…Monasteries & ChurchesKoudoumas MonasteryOn the southern, inaccessible side of the Asterousia Mountains, the Koudoumas Monastery is built literally on…Monasteries & ChurchesKremasta MonasteryAbove Neapoli, the Kremasta Monastery (dedicated to the Virgin Mary and Saint Charalambos) is a large,…Monasteries & ChurchesKroustallenia MonasteryA monastery on the edge of the Lassithi Plateau, perched on a rock overlooking the entire…Monasteries & ChurchesMonastery of Agios Ioannis o Eleimon (Pazinos, Kydonia)A 16th-century monastery in Pazino, a dependency of the Holy Trinity of Tzagarolon according to the…Monasteries & ChurchesMyriokefala MonasteryIn the mountainous south-west of Rethymno, Myriokefala Monastery (Panagia Antifonitria) is one of the oldest monasteries…Monasteries & ChurchesOdigitria MonasteryOn the rugged slopes of Asterousia, in southern Messara, Odigitria Monastery is a historic, fortified monastery…Monasteries & ChurchesPaliani MonasteryThe Monastery of Paliani, near Venerato, is one of the oldest and most important convents in…Monasteries & ChurchesPreveli MonasteryPreveli Monastery (Monastery of St John the Theologian) stands on a commanding vantage point overlooking the…Monasteries & ChurchesProfitis Ilias Monastery (Roustika)A fortified monastery south-west of Roustika, dedicated to the Prophet Elijah. Its festival in July brings…Monasteries & ChurchesSavvathiana MonasteryAbove the village of Rogdia, north-west of Heraklion, the Savvathiana Monastery is a beautiful, well-kept convent…Monasteries & ChurchesTimios Prodromos Monastery (Attali)Bali Monastery, as it is known, is perched on a hillside overlooking Bali Bay, 33 kilometres…Monasteries & ChurchesToplou MonasteryOn the barren, windswept eastern tip of Crete, near Vai, the Toplou Monastery resembles a fortress…Monasteries & ChurchesVenizelos GravesOn the hill of Prophet Elias, overlooking the whole city and the bay, lie the graves…Monasteries & ChurchesVidiani MonasteryAt the entrance to the Lassithi Plateau, near Tzermiado, Vidiani Monastery (Zoodochou Pigi) is a small,…Monasteries & ChurchesVosakos MonasteryPerched on the heights of Mylopotamos, overlooking the Cretan Sea, Vosakos Monastery is a historic, fortified…Monasteries & ChurchesVrontisi MonasteryAt the foot of Mount Psiloritis, near Zaro, the Vrontisi Monastery was one of the greatest…