Churches & monasteries

Faith and resistance

Cretan monasteries were centres of learning and resistance. Dress modestly (shoulders and knees covered) when visiting.

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A mountain convent on the slopes of Psiloritis.

Churches & monasteries · Malevizi

A convent with a holy myrtle tree.

Churches & monasteries · Archanes-Asterousia

One of the oldest monasteries in Crete.

Churches & monasteries · Minoa Pediadas

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