It was the largest of the many monasteries that flourished in Pano Merabello. Recently, its renovation and reopening began. It is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. It was founded in 1600 by Markos Papadopoulos, who donated large lands to the monastery. Here, a school of iconography operated in the middle of the 17th century. It was set on fire by the Turks of Spinalonga in the 1821 Battle.
The Monastery is walled and has two central entrances. In the first enclosure were the craft facilities and the stables, and in the interior, the Catholicos and the cells of the monks. Around the Catholic Church there are many cypress trees. Important documents about the history of Areti Monastery and the other monasteries of Pano Merabello have been preserved in the Historical Museum of Crete.
Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
