Churches & Monasteries

The Byzantine churches alone are over 300, while there is a great number of monasteries, museums with rare artifacts, wall paintings and relics. Here we note the most important:

Churches:

• Aghios Gerorgios (Saint George) at Komitades Sfakia (1314 A.D.)
• Aghios Nikolaos (Saint Nicolas) at the monastery of Selino (1315 A.D.)
• Archangel Michael at Kavalariana of Kandanos (1328 A.D.)
• Mother of God at Kakodiki Selinos (1332 A.D.)
• Aghios Nikolaos (Saint Nicolas) at Kyriakoselia Apokoronou
• Rotunda of Episkopi Kisamos
• Mother of God at Stylo Apokoronou (12 th century A.D.)
• Basilica of Sougia (of the first Byzantine period)

Monasteries:

• Aghia Triada (Saint Trinity) Tzagarolon at Akrotiri. Tel. 0030 28210 63310
• Gouvernetou at Akrotiri. Tel. 0030 28210 63319
• Gonias at Kolimbari. Te; 0030 28240 22313
• Female monastery at Hrisopigi Hania. Tel 0030 28210 91125
• Hrisoskalitissa near Elafonisi.

At the first four monasteries, museums with rare artifacts operate. Open to the public.