Monasteries of Crete

Panagia Faneromeni (Our Lady Revealed) Monastery
Panagia Faneromeni (Our Lady Revealed) Monastery
One of Crete’s most historic monasteries, Faneromeni (Our Lady Revealed) Monastery is situated on a slope overlooking the Minoan city of Gournia an
Ierapetra
Type: Monastery
Time Period: 2nd Byzantine Period
Panagia Faneromeni (Our Lady Revealed) Monastery (Sitia)
Panagia Faneromeni (Our Lady Revealed) Monastery (Sitia)
Built just inside Agioi Pantes (All Saints) Canyon on Cape Trachilas, the monastery has exquisite views of the sea.
Sitia
Type: Monastery
Time Period: 2nd Byzantine Period
Preveli Monastery
Preveli Monastery
The famous monastery of Prevelis, overlooking the Libyan Sea, is composed off two building complexes, the ‘Back’ (Piso) and the ‘Low’ (
Agios Vasilios
Type: Monastery
Time Period: Venetian Period, Ottoman Period
Profitis Ilias (Prophet Elijah) Monastery
Profitis Ilias (Prophet Elijah) Monastery
Profitis Ilias Monastery is located on rocky, elevated terrain near the village Roustika.
Rethimno
Type: Monastery
Time Period: Venetian Period
Saint Nikolaos Monastery (Zaros)
Saint Nikolaos Monastery (Zaros)
At the southern entrance of the homonymous gorge is located the Saint Agios Nikolaos Monastery, which was the third major monastery of the region o
Festos
Type: Monastery
Time Period: Modern Period
Toplou Monastery
Toplou Monastery
Panagia Akrotiriani (Our Lady of the Cape) Monastery, colloquially known as Toplou, is one of Crete’s most impressive and historic mona
Sitia
Type: Monastery
Time Period: Venetian Period
Vidiani Monastery
Vidiani Monastery
Vidiani Monastery was founded in the mid-19th century by monk Methodius.
Lasithi Plateau
Type: Monastery
Time Period: Ottoman Period, Modern Period
Vrontisi Monastery
Vrontisi Monastery
Vrontisi Monastery, located northwest of Zaros, is one of the most renowned and important monasteries on Crete, serving as a noteworthy
Festos
Type: Monastery
Time Period: 2nd Byzantine Period, Venetian Period
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