ARKADI MONASTERY
In Arkadi Monastery, you can visit the refectory, the powder magazine, the ...Read more
ASSUMPTION OF SAINT MARY PARISH CHURCH
Read moreThe Assumption of Mary (Dormition according to the Oriental tradition) is the orthodox and Catholic religious belief that the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus, at the end of his earthly life, entered directly into the glory of God, soul and body. In the narrow church, we don't see much of it if it's icons and paintings as in many other churches.
PANAGIA KERA CHURCH
Quality frescoes in a Byzantine church in Kritsa, one of the most visited.Read more
KARA MUSSA PASHA MOSQUE
Mosque surrounded by a beautiful small garden, which owes its name to the ...Read more
TOPLOU MONASTERY
The most important collection of weapons of all Crete in a rich and ...Read more
CHRISSOSKALITISSA MONASTERY
Monastery dedicated to the Virgin Chrissoskalitissa with altarpiece, golden ...Read more
VRONDISSI MONASTERY
Monastery with a two-aisled church, an important building of the ...Read more
GONIA MONASTERY
Monastery dedicated to the Virgin of Angels with a museum with a collection ...Read more
MOSQUE (TZAMI) AND ITS MINARET
Mosque with a fountain in Ierapetra, a place for concerts and shows.Read more
AGIOS NEKTARIOS CHURCH
Read moreThe walk through the old village of Malia can begin at the central church of Agios Nektarios. It's the biggest church on the main road, so you can't miss it. The interior is decorated with impressive mural paintings by painter Michael Vassilakis.
CHURCH OF SAINT TITUS - AGIOS TITOS
The relics of the patron saint are in an Orthodox church in Heraklion.Read more
PREVELI MONASTERY
Read moreFounded in the 16th century, and more precisely in 1594, as testified by the date engraved on one of the bells of the monastery, most probably by a monk from the family of Preveli, it has played for several centuries an important role as a center of studies (its library is particularly rich) and of conservation of certain artistic traditions (paintings, icons, woodcarvings). Its history is closely linked to the periods of resistance to the various occupiers: the monks often directly supported the rebels, especially during the Cretan revolutions of 1821-1823 and 1866-1869 against the Ottomans. During the Great Battle of Crete in 1941, many British, New Zealand and Australian soldiers took refuge there before being evacuated by the beach below in the direction of Alexandria in Egypt with the help of submarines. Part of the monastery was destroyed in retaliation by the Germans in 1941 and all the monks were taken hostage. The present buildings dating from different periods offer a pleasant ensemble. The monastery museum, built in the former stables, houses an exhibition of one hundred Byzantine icons (17th-19th centuries) of great artistic and historical value. Many of them are representative of the influence that Flemish art of the first half of the 17th century had on the austere Greek art of the Orthodox dogma. The museum also contains various liturgical objects and offerings from grateful British soldiers.
NERANTZES MOSQUE
The Neratzés Mosque is a former Venetian church built in the fifteenth ...Read more
AGIOS MINAS CATHEDRAL
Cathedral dedicated to Saint Minas, patron saint of Heraklion, one of the ...Read more
GOVERNORSHIP MONASTERY
Monastery with museum between the rocks bordering the sea producing olive ...Read more
MONASTERY OF THE 99 SAINTS
Monastery founded in the cave of Charakas where preaching monks took ...Read more
SAINT-MARC BASILICA - MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY
Municipal Art Gallery in Heraklion, the first Venetian church in Crete.Read more
KATHOLIKO MONASTERY
Monastery leaning against the walls of the Avlaki gorge, a cave accessible ...Read more
MONASTERY OF PANAGHIA HODIGITRIA (ODEGETRIA)
Very interesting monastery with a fountain nearby, ideal for obtaining ...Read more