The Monastery is located north-west of the village of Voudomagerio (or Doumaergio), today's Kentrochorio. Its foundation is defined in the years of the early Venetian rule or even earlier in the Byzantine years around 961-1204 AD. It is mentioned in Venetian documents of 1635 and 1640, and in a
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The Holy Monastery of Agios Antonios is located in the location of Katevati, 6 km from the village of Akoumia (or Koumia) in the southeast of Rethymnon (Municipality of Agios Vassiliou), at an altitude of 525m. To reach the monastery, one must travel a distance of 15 minutes by car on a dirt road
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It is located near the settlement of the same name, a few kilometers south of the city of Rethymno, on the road to Roussospiti. It is a very old monastery, which should have existed since the 14th century. However, at some point it was destroyed and then completely abandoned and deserted. Its
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In the northwestern foothills of Psiloritis, at an altitude of almost 500 meters and at a distance of about 23 kilometers from the city of Rethymnon, is the Holy Monastery of Arkadi. To get there, one can follow various routes, each of which presents a distinct natural and historical interest.
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The Monastery is built at an altitude of 170 m and belongs to Fodele Maleviziou. It was founded by monks of the destroyed Monastery of Agios Antonios Pera Galina around the middle of the 17th century. At the entrance there is a built-in inscription with the date 1677. It is a fortress-type monastic
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Southwest of the city of Rethymno, near the University Campus, is the traditional settlement of Gallos. On the west side of the settlement is located the Holy Monastery of Agios Pavlos which was built around 1566 and was a Metochi of the Arkadiou Monastery. In the revolution of 1866, the Monastery
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The Arsaniou Monastery is located 12 km east of Rethymno. It should have been founded in the years of the Venetian rule by a certain monk Arsenios who also gave his name to the monastery. According to another opinion, the name comes from a certain Arsinoe who dedicated her property to build the
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At 35 km southeast of Rethymnon, near the village of Amari in the municipal district of Syvritis, is the Monastery of Taxiarches or Asomatas. In a document from the 13th century, the Monastery is identified with that of Michael the Archangel and dates from around 961 - 1204 AD. It was a fortress
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According to inscriptions, the monastery was built in the 17th century, without this meaning that there was not an earlier one in its place. The catholicon of the monastery is dedicated to Agios Ioannis and its facade, which shows strong elements of Renaissance architecture, impresses. The Atalis
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The Monastery is known as Metohi Veni (or Metohi Agios Antonios) and belongs to the Holy Monastery of Arkadi. It is located in the village of Amari, at the top of the Veni hill (uphill in Cretan) and is built in a deep cave that is divided into 2 parts. It is a Byzantine building. At the time of the
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It is located at a distance of approximately 50 km east of Rethymno, from the old national road Rethymno - Heraklion with a detour north of the village of Doxaros. The monastery is dedicated to the Holy Cross. The inscription at the entrance of the temple states that it was built in 1195 but was
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Diskouri Monastery, with a church dedicated to Agios Georgios. It is located in the prefecture of Rethymno northwest of Axos Mylopotamos, overlooking the mountain range of Kouloukona. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
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In the village of Ano Meros Amari, on Mount Kedros, at an altitude of 1000 m, is the Monastery of the Transfiguration of Sotiros (or Kaloidena). There are several versions of the name. One refers to the legend of Kaloidena and is related to the finding of the miraculous image. A girl from the
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The Preveli Monastery, located 37 km from Rethymnon, includes two monasteries that are 3 km apart: the "Lower Monastery" which is abandoned and the "Piso Monastery" which is operational and can be visited. According to tradition, the name of the monastery that was established after the 17th century
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The Monastery of Prophet Hlias is located near the beautiful and verdant village of Poustika, 21 km west of Pethymnos. In its wider area an intense religious life had developed since the second Byzantine period and there were many cells and monasteries, such as those of Panagia Kera and Saint John
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The monastery of the village of Myriokefala is famous with the miraculous church of Panagia Myriokephalitissa. It is one of the most important monuments of Byzantine Crete, and is commemorated at the Entrance of the Virgin on September 8. The church and the monastery were built by John the Stranger
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A small monastery on the western outskirts of the city of Rethymnon. Names are the handicrafts made by its nuns for sale to support the monastery. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
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Its position is clearly distinguished in the wonderful Renaissance painting of Rethymnon, painted at the beginning of the 17th century by an unknown painter. It even dominates the western side of the hill, right above the source of water in the area of Koumbe. Therefore, at the beginning of the
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This is the Monastery of the Transfiguration of Sotiros Halepas, which is located to the east of Kambos Doxaros. It is of the fortress type with a pillar on the southwest side. It is unknown when the first one was built. The one that survives today bears a founding inscription dated 1673. The
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