Holy Church of Panagia (Lambiotes)

The church of Panagia in the cemetery, south of the village of Labiotes, is built in the architectural type of the single-chamber arched roof. In a later phase, it seems that an extension was made and a large communication arch was opened in the original wall to the...

Holy Church of Panagia (Meronas)

In the settlement of Meronas, the priest Cristoforo Buondelmonti mentions at the beginning of the 15th century the dynamic presence of the Kallergis family who seems to have completely controlled the area and rallied the orthodox population against the Venetians. In...

Holy Church of Panagia Kardiotissa (Fourfouras)

Just outside the settlement of Fourfouras in the location of Livada, there is the Catholicon of an old nunnery, around which the ruins of the cells are visible today. The small single-aisled, vaulted church is dedicated to the Nativity of the Virgin. In its interior,...

Holy Church of Agia Anna (Amari)

The altered today, single-aisled church of Agia Anna, a short distance south of the settlement of Amari, is one of the best known in Crete, due to its very early dated few frescoes, in 1225, in the niche of the sanctuary. The temple was initially single-roomed, with a...

Church of Saint Anthony (Veni)

Above the village of Voliones, on the eastern side of the Veni hill, the cavernous Church of Agios Anthony – a share of the Arkadi Monastery – is preserved. The remains of the cells documenting the presence of monks in previous periods are preserved around the church....
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