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CHANIA (Town) CRETE
The present Cathedral was built on the site of an older church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. This church had been converted into a soap-factory and belonged to the Turkish dignitary Moustafa Pasha Giritli. The construction of the church was completed in 1860 in the style of a three aisle Basilica. The middle aisle, covered by a pointed arch, is elevated. The other aisles are covered by cross-ribbed vaults and are divided vertically by the women’s balcony. On the north side of the temple is the tall bell-tower. The architectural elements of the temple are associated more with the tradition developed in the period of the Venician occupation. That is: sculptured pseudo-pillars, cornices and arched openings. The east wall is decorated with large and impressive religious paintings, the works of G. Kalliterakis, G. Stravrakis, E. Tripolitakis and D. Kokotsis.
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SOUDA (Municipality) CHANIA
Souda has a sign to the Allied Cemetery. It is an impressive place
with row upon row of white headstones and the blue waters of Souda Bay beyond.
An enclosure at the entrance of the cemetery contains a register of all those
buried here. There are 1,527 graves, illustrating the scale of the battle of Crete.
Most were British with a large contingent (447) of New Zealanders and 197 Australians.
Dudley Perkins, the New Zealand resistant fighter killed near Laki, is buried
in row 15C. His story is written in The Cretan Runner by G. Psychoundakis and
Vasili, The Lion of Crete by Murray Elliot. Also buried in the cemetery is the
eminent archaeologist J. D. S. Pendlebury (10E). Mr. Pendlebury was the curator
at Knossos for the British School in Athens and had been continuing excavations
in Crete which were started by Arthur Evans. From 1929, he had travelled throughout
Crete and won the friendship and respect of many Cretans. He enlisted in the British
army when war broke out and was sent back to Crete to organize the resistance.
In 1941 he was executed by the Germans while working for British Intelligence.
In his eulogy, fellow Greek archaeologist Dr. N. Platon said: "The soil which
you excavated with the archaeologists' pick and enriched with a warrior's blood
will shelter you with eternal gratitude".
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Souda has a sign to the Allied Cemetery. It is an impressive place with row upon row of white headstones. An enclosure at the entrance of the cemetery contains a register of all those buried here. There are 1,527 graves, illustrating the scale of the battle of Crete. Most were British with a large contingent (447) of New Zealanders and 197 Australians. Buried in the cemetery is the eminent archaeologist J. D. S. Pendlebury (10E). Mr. Pendlebury was the curator at Knossos for the British School in Athens and had been continuing excavations in Crete which were started by Arthur Evans.
AGIA ROUMELI (Village) SFAKIA
The Byzantine church of Agia Triada is closer to the Samaria Gorge.
It had many exterior rosette decorations, some of them surviving today. Two old
graves are attached on the outside walls of the church.
The Byzantine church of the Panagia in Agia Roumeli is a very important church. It is near the beach, after the end of the modern village and before the canyon becomes visible. The church is easily seen from the boats approaching from Sfakia. It was a very old, three-aisled basilica built with very large stones. Only part of the church remains today and the larger original church can be seen around the more recent Byzantine one. In the middle of the church there are traces of mosaics in white, black and red, with geometric motifs. It is believed that parts of the church had no roof. This is one of the earliest basilicas in Crete and the mosaic that can be seen today in the yard of the newer church, surrounded by the walls of the older church, may come from an even earlier Greek temple of the first century B.C.
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You may reach the beautiful Byzantine church of Agios Pavlos by way of a footpath going east from the village of Agia Roumeli. It takes about 30 minutes to reach the church on an easy path that runs beside the sea. The church is on the spot where Saint Paul reportedly baptised people on his way to Rome. It is a very picturesque small church, built on the beach using stones from the beach itself. This is why it is not easy to see the church from far. The church has cruciform architecture with an equidimensional cross and a dome over the centre and is in a superb natural setting. The church was built around the tenth century and the frescoes probably date from the thirteenth century.
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AGIOS IOANNIS (Village) SFAKIA
The Byzantine church of Agios Ioannis has frescoes date from the fourteenth century.
The Byzantine church of Panagia has frescoes date from the fourteenth century.
ALIKAMBOS (Village) KRYONERIDA
The Byzantine church of the Panagia is in the ravine below the Venetian
fountain. A small path starts near the road and leads to the nearby church that
is hidden by the surrounding trees. The church has interesting wall paintings
from 1316 by Ioannis Pagomenos that are in good condition.
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ALIKIANOS (Village) MOUSSOURI
The Byzantine church of Agios Georgios (1243) is near the Tower of
Da Molin, and has wall paintings by Pavlos Provatas.
The very important Byzantine church of Ai Yannis Kyr-Yannis (formal name is Zoodohos Pigi) is on the road to Koufos. It is about 100 metres from the road, set among the orange trees. The church of Ai Yannis Kyr-Yannis (14C) is a most intriguing and pleasantly situated Byzantine church. It was built on a tenth century church that was destroyed by an earthquake in 1303, and had been influenced by the new Byzantine architectural ideas from Agia Sofia, among others. The church has cruciform architecture and rooms of a smaller height complete the church to form a rectangular shape. It has a narthex in front separated into three parts which are shorter than the rest of the church. The church had two domes, one at the intersection of the main aisles of the cross and one in the narthex. Around the church there are blind arches of nearly the same height as that of the church. The windows of the church are narrow and long and have the familiar Byzantine brick decorations around the window. Some windows have a column with a column capital so that two spaces to the right and left are created for the light to come in. The back of the church is decorated by two series of windows and blind arches, one above the other. Inside the church there are remains of marble columns and column heads. Some wall paintings are still visible. The church is tucked away among the orange groves of Kydonia, from which the springtime blossoms' fragrance is exquisite--the snow-capped Lefka Ori complete the scene.
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ANISSARAKI (Settlement) KANDANOS
In Anisaraki there is the church of Agia Anna with frescoes from 1462
and nine donors of the church are shown. The painted stone altar screen (iconostasis)
is also a rare feature in this church.
The church of the Panagia, with good quality, well-preserved fourteenth
century frescoes.
The church of Agia Paraskevi with frescoes from the fourteenth century.
ANYDRI (Settlement) PELEKANOS
The Byzantine church of Agios Georgios is in the village of Anidri
with well-preserved frescoes of good quality by Ioannis Pagomenos inscribed with
the date 1323. On the wall there is a list of the donors of the church. The church
has two aisles separated with arches in between, and it also has a transverse
aisle, thus forming crosses externally. The church is on the southern edge of
the village overlooking the coast of Crete.
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ARADENA (Settlement) SFAKIA
On the edge of the Aradena Gorge is the fourteenth century Byzantine
church of Michael Archangelos, on the cliff overlooking the gorge. This church
was built on the ruins of a church from the sixth century. Although the church
is locked, its architecture is very attractive, as is its scenic position on the
brink of the gorge. The church has a cruciform architecture based on an equidimensional
cross. The church has a dome whose drum has narrow curved windows and also fourteenth
century frescoes, one of them depicting the donors of the church. The bell of
the church has an inscription and a drawing of saints. On November 8 the church
celebrates the feast of Michael the Archangel and is open to the public.
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ASTRATIGOS (Settlement) KOLYMBARI
In the area of Astratigos there is the Byzantine church of Michael
Archangelos with attractive external door decorations, frescoes and an inscription
of 1387. The church of Michael Archangelos, which is beside the large modern church
of the village, contains fourteenth century frescoes and a beautifully carved
altar screen. One of the wall paintings is a rare portrait of Michael Archangelos
on horseback.
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CHANIA (Town) CRETE
This is a two-aisled structure with a gabled facade. The base of a two-lobe bell-tower can still be seen in the yard. The door-frames are supported by chiselled pseudo-pillars and are crowned with gothic relief arches. In the interior, the vertical surfaces of the walls are separated with corniced arches. The naves are separated by two arches standing on chiselled pillars. The church dates from the latter half of the 16th century. It is dedicated to St. Catherine and St. John the Hermit.
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This is an idiorythmic architectural type of church with a wide-angled nave ending in an ornamental dome of Russian style. It is surrounded by a perimetric arcade. It was built in 1901-1903 by the High Commissioner of Crete, Prince George, and was named in commemoration of a visit to Hania by his sister, Maria, wife to George, the Grand Duke of Russia. It was inaugurated on 6th January 1903 in the presence of Queen Olga of Greece and Prince George. On his departure, the prince gave the church back to the Municipality and the parish of Halepa.
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This is a parish church in a district, in the Old Town, that bears the same name . After the conquest of Hania by the Turks (1645), it was the only church in the city allowed to offer holy services in the Orthodox religion until the 19th century. It is now used as the seat of the Bishop of Kythonia. The church consists of three parts. The arch-covered eastern part was built first. Later an extension was constructed on the west side, and a large nave was added on the north side. Finally, an extension was added to the south. Two icons, one of the Assumption of the Virgin and the other of the Second Coming, both painted in 1625, are of particular interest.
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The building complex of the Dominican Monastery of St. Nicholas, in Splantzia, was build in 1320 by the brotherhood of Candia. The original monastery, as portrayed in old maps, consisted of a church with a tall bell-tower and a two-floor arcade (chiostro) on the north side. The church is a basilica with a nave with an archaless, three part elevated holy sacrement area. The central part and the solum are covered by crossed domes with prominent ribs, while the side parts are covered by pointed arches. The roof of the rest of the church is made of wood and has only two sloping sides. An arched opening led from the nave to the arcade housing the monks' cells. Today only the closed court and part of the north side of the two floor arcade survive. In the years of the Turkish occupation the church was converted into a mosque, the Hioughar Tzamissi (The Sovereign’s Mosque), which was the central Mosque of the city. The Turks added a two-floor minaret on the south-west corner
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A plaque at the entrance of Agios Nikolaos gives its history. The church was originally part of the thirteenth century monastery of Agios Nikolaos (the cloister is still evident on the north side of the church). The church of Agios Nikolaos in Chania was considered one of the most important in the city during Venetian times. It was wide and elegant with large pointed arches inside. The church was converted to the Sultan Ibrahim Mosque during the Turkish occupation. Today, although drastically renovated, the external walls and a long domed area separated in small sections on the north side of the church survive. The minaret of the Ibrahim Mosque stands beside the church of Agios Nikolaos and is in desperate need of renovation. During a mild earthquake in May 1994 it was feared that the minaret would collapse.
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The church is still in good condition on the North-west side of "Splantzia Square", near the church of St. Nicholas. It consists of two , arch-covered naves. The older one, in the northern section has no decorations whatsoever. On the contrary, the southern part was built with ashlar-masonry in accordance with the architectural style of the Venician Manierism. Under the cornice of the southern section one can see the following inscription : DEO O(PTIMO) M(AXIMO). ET D(IVO). ROCCO DICATVM. M.D. CXXX (Dedicated to the best and greatest God and the Saintly Rocco 1630). The church was probably built after a plague epidemic; St. Rocco was supposed to protect people from the plague.
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CHONDROS (Settlement) PELEKANOS
In the village of Hondros, is the Byzantine church of Agia Paraskevi,
complete with frescoes.
DELIANA (Village) KOLYMBARI
In the village of Deliana, in Prodromos, there is the Byzantine church
of Agios Ioannis. The church has an incredibly elegant portal decorated with fine
reliefs from the grave of Venieri. The church also has wall paintings that are
very well-preserved and especially interesting is the head of John the Baptist
on a platter.
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DRAKONA (Village) KOLYMBARI
The church of Agios Stefanos is from the first Byzantine period (9C).
The church is open to visitors and has interesting frescoes. It is a very old,
single-roomed church in the dark-green surroundings of tall trees and is excellently
preserved.
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EPISKOPI (Village) CHANIA
The Rotunda of Michael Archangelos is here. The bishopric church of
Kissamos of the second Byzantine and Venetian period was this church of Michael
Archangelos (Rotunda) in Episkopi, Kissamos. Its shape is unique on Crete, and
it is rather close to a Byzantine basilica with a dome (rotunda). It has a very
large dome in the middle which dominates the church architecture. Externally the
dome presents a step structure, reducing its diameter higher up in the church.
The church and the surrounding bishopric buildings have exterior brick decorations.
Within the church, arches support the central space under the cylindrical dome.
The mosaic floor is formed from white and black pebbles, often depicting heart-shaped
leaves. The church has remnants of wall paintings. It may be closed for renovations.
In May 1994 excavations around the church revealed a Byzantine graveyard dated
circa 700 A.D.
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FLORIA (Settlement) KANDANOS
In Kato Floria is the Byzantine church of Agios Georgios with well-preserved
wall paintings by Ioannis Provatopoulos dated 1497. The donor of the church is
shown to the right of the door and outside the church there is a melon decoration.
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The church of Agii Pateres is in Ano Floria with wall paintings by
Xenos Digenis dated 1462
FRANGOKASTELLO (Castle) SFAKIA
The Byzantine church of Agios Nikitas is about 400 metres from the
castle on the road that goes from Frangokastello to Skaloti and Rethimnon. It
has been built on the location of an older basilica, the smallest one known on
Crete so far. The coloured mosaic floor of the basilica is still visible.
FRES (Village) FRES
In the village of Agii Pandes there is the unusual Byzantine church
of Agii Pandes. The church has cruciform architecture which supports a large dome
at the intersection of the aisles. However, the church's shape is quite uncommon.
Externally it is in the shape of a rectangle like many other churches. Seen from
the front however, it resembles a three-aisled church in which the central aisle
is much shorter than the other two.
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In the village of Agioi Pandes near Fres, there is the unusual Byzantine church of Agii Pandes. The church has cruciform architecture which supports a large dome at the intersection of the aisles. However the church's shape is quite uncommon. Externally it is in the shape of a rectangle like many other churches. Seen from the front however, it resembles a three-aisled church in which the central aisle is much shorter than the other two.
The church of the Panagia in the section of the village known as Koukos,
has been built on two rocks and has wall paintings still visible with interesting
facial expressions.
FYLAKI (Village) GEORGIOUPOLI
In Filaki there is the Byzantine church of Agia Anna with one of the
best decorated tombs on Crete within the church. The tomb of Kalergis (an important
Cretan family during the Venetian era) has ornate decoration with dolphins.
KADROS (Settlement) KANDANOS
In Kadros is the Byzantine church of the Panagia. Outside the Panagia
there are ancient columns from an earlier building. The church also has well-preserved
frescoes, among which the unusually austere figure of the Panagia is dominant.
KALAMOS (Settlement) PELEKANOS
In Kalamos there is the Byzantine church of Agios Ioannis containing
well-preserved frescoes.
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KANDANOS (Village) CHANIA
Sotiras Christos, in the neighbourhood of Tzevremiana, is one of the
most important churches in Crete. The church itself does not seem to be very old,
but it has many parts of an older basilica incorporated into its construction.
There are column capitals of an older church throughout the newer one. A part
of a cross and a column have been built in the wall of the church. There are also
several small columns with crosses that have been used to support blind arches
in the interior of the church. The local people believe that all those pieces
belonged to an older bishopric church. The church itself is of a single aisle,
long, and has interesting Byzantine brick decorations at the back. Brick decorations
have also been constructed around the church's back window. The church has blind
arches to support its structure. Inside the church there are interesting frescoes
from the fourteenth century.
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KAVALARIANA (Settlement) KANDANOS
In Kavalariana there is the Byzantine church of Michael Archangelos
with frescoes by Ioannis Pagomenos dated at 1327. The fourteen donors of the church
are shown in two groups.
KEFALI (Village) INACHORI
The village of Kefali contains the Byzantine church of Sotiras Christos
with high quality frescoes dating from 1320. Ask for the key in the kafenion.
Near the church there is a also a Venetian villa.
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KOMITADES (Village) SFAKIA
The small Byzantine church of Agios Georgios has frescoes by Ioannis
Pagomenos of 1314. One of the pictures shows the kneeling donors of the church.
KOURNAS (Village) GEORGIOUPOLI
The church of the Panagia is well-known for the ornate exterior decoration
of its windows and doors. The church is over-shadowed by a large new church in
the centre of the village.
The church of Agia Irini has remnants of wall paintings. The church
is in the middle of the village on the north side below the road. There is a staircase
from the road to the church.
The church of Agios Georgios is a three-aisled church with a narthex subdivided into three spaces. The church has supporting blind arches. Apparently it also had a fourth aisle in the past. There are also frescoes in Agios Georgios presently being restored. There are two unusal frescoes of huge hands holding scripture in the apses. The church is in the east end of the village.
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KOUTSOGERAKO (Settlement) ANATOLIKO SELINO
The church of Agia Anna is on the opposite hill above the village
and contains frescoes. The view of the village from here is very attractive. There
is also a path from the village that goes east to the villages' high summer pastures
in the Lefka Ori.
The church of Agios Georgios on a hill above the village, has the date 1488 inscribed on its wall and contains frescoes by Georgios Provatopoulos.
KYRIAKOSELIA (Settlement) ARMENI
The Byzantine church of Agios Nikolaos is considered by some people
to be one of the most beautiful churches in Crete and has many lovely and well-preserved
wall paintings with a strong emphasis on shades of blue. The church is a fine
example of Byzantine architecture on the island. It is of cruciform architecture,
but its nave (west-east) is much larger and wider than the transept (north-south),
so that the church inside is almost rectangular. The church has blind arches on
each side. The windows are decorated with semicircles of brick. The side windows
have a column with a column capital which creates two openings to its right and
left for the light. The church has an exceptional elongated drum supported at
the intersection. The dome has a roof of tiles, and it has long, narrow windows
very beautifully decorated with bricks. In the front of the church there is a
very large narthex of a much more recent construction.
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LISSOS (Ancient city) PELEKANOS
The church of the Panagia, near the temple of Asklipios contains frescoes.
The church of Agios Kirikos near the shore is very interesting because it has been built on the site of an earlier basilica, and has used building material from it. One can see marble columns and marbles with crosses and other decorations integrated within the walls of the newer Byzantine church.
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LOUSSAKIES (Village) KISSAMOS
In the cemetery of Lousakies is the Byzantine church of Agios Polikarpos, Agios Charalambos and Agios Nikolaos. The church has cruciform architecture with a dome on a drum in the middle and a narthex in the front. Side aisles give it an overall rectangular shape. The church is best seen from above, near the new church.
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MALEME (Village) PLATANIAS
The Byzantine church of Agii Apostoli is in Pirgos Psilonerou, near Maleme. It was built in 1530 and has a very interesting carving above its door.
MAZA (Village) KRYONERIDA
The thirteen century Byzantine church of Agios Nikolaos is in the
middle of the village of Maza, and it is open to visitors. The church has frescoes
by Ioannis Pagomenos; the painter is also buried under the church.
MESKLA (Village) MOUSSOURI
In the lower part of the village on a dirt road, there is the Byzantine
church of Sotiras Christos with wall paintings by Theodore and Michalis Venieri
(1403), many of which, unfortunately, are in poor condition. The artists signed
their names on the donor's inscription.
The church of the Panagia (14C) dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin was built on the remains of an older temple dating from the Classical period and some mosaics were recently removed from a fifth or sixth century church. It is at the end of the village in front of the large newer church of the same name.
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The church of Michael Archangelos has a column of an earlier building
on its roof. The church is at the entrance of the village
MONI (Settlement) ANATOLIKO SELINO
The church of Agios Nikolaos has a Venetian bell tower and Byzantine
wall paintings from 1315 by Ioannis Pagomenos. There is an unusually large fresco
of Agios Nikolaos. The church is not seen from the road.
MONI CHRYSSOPIGIS (Monastery) ELEFTHERIOS VENIZELOS
The Chrysopigi Monastery contains the church of the Panagia. It has
cruciform architecture with a non-symmetric cross and a large dome at its intersection
of the aisles. With the addition of two side rooms, externally it forms a rectangular
shape. It has a narthex in the front of the church separated into three parts,
the central part leading into the main church.
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MOURI (Village) GEORGIOUPOLI
The Byzantine church of Agios Nikolaos has unusual architecture. Although it is a cruciform Byzantine style of architecture, its transept is higher than its nave. Usually, in most cruciform architecture churches the reverse is true, or both aisles are of the same height. The church contains frescoes; the most interesting is the unusually large painting of Agios Nikolaos.
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MOURNIES (Small town) ELEFTHERIOS VENIZELOS
The small Byzantine church of Profitis Ilias is near the village,
nearby on top of a small hill. The small church is very unusual in that it has
a baroque style front with reliefs including a coat of arms of the Kalergis family
(an important Cretan family during the Venetian era), lions, and inscriptions.
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NEON CHORION (Village) VOUKOLIES
In Neo Horio (just as you enter the village, turn left on a narrow
paved road), there is the Byzantine church of Agios Nikolaos with its frescoes.
Among them are the paintings of the donor of the church. He is represented in
a garden with the church in his hand. His hair is red-blond and his beard grey.
He wears a black dress that comes to his knees. He has very narrow shoes of the
same colour and on his head he wears a beret.
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NOPIGIA (Settlement) MYTHIMNA
In Nopigia is the Byzantine church of Agios Pandeleimonas. It has
cruciform architecture with a dome and a rectangular floor plan.
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PERIVOLIA (Village) THERISSOS
South of Pervolia is the small village of Garipa (Boutsounaria). The
village has the four-aisled Byzantine church of Sotiras Christos, Agios Dimitrios,
Agios Charalambos, and Agia Anna. Apparently all four aisles were constructed
at the same time.
PLEMENIANA (Village) KANDANOS
After Plemeniana, on the road from Kandanos to Paleohora, is the church
of Agios Georgios with large, handsome frescoes from the beginning of the fifteenth
century. The two donors of the church are again shown; the woman is kneeling.
South of Kandanos, there is the church of the Panagia Mirtidiotisa (Our Lady of the Myrtles). The short
narrow path that leads to the church has old myrtle trees along it and the fresco
of the donors depicts them among myrtle.
POLYRRINIA (Village) CHANIA
The church of Ninety-Nine Martyrs below the citadel is built on the
site of a fourth century B.C. temple. Beside the church are remains of cyclopean
walls, probably of the Greek period.
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RODOVANI (Village) ANATOLIKO SELINO
The Byzantine church of the Panagia, in the location of Kalomiri,
contains frescoes of the donors, which are believed to be Georgios and Moshana
Kantanoleon. Georgios Kantanoleon was the leader of a successful revolution against
the Venetians in the sixteenth century. He had established a government and was
collecting taxes in the area. Other Byzantine churches in the area with (destroyed)
frescoes are Agia Paraskevi, Agios Georgios and Agios Ioannis.
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SARAKINA (Village) PELEKANOS
In the centre of the village of Sarakina, there is the church of Agios
Ioannis containing frescoes from the fourteenth century.
SFAKIA (Village) CHANIA
The Byzantine church of Agii Apostoli has cruciform architecture with
a large dome in the centre of the cross and apses, reminiscent of the early Byzantine
prototypes. The church was constructed during the Venetian period.
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The church of the Panagia Psaromiligon has a marble relief decoration.
The church of Agii Pandes has unusually small wall paintings. At one
time, every family in Sfakia had its own church.
SKLAVOPOULA (Village) PELEKANOS
In the upper part of the village of Sklavopoula, beside a school playground,
there is the church of Agios Georgios with frescoes in two different styles and
an inscription of 1290 above the window.
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In the lower part of the village of Sklavopoula is the Byzantine church of the Panagia. The church has many frescoes from the fourteenth century which are considered to be an important link in the development of the Cretan School. The donor of the church is shown with a model of the church.
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In the lower part of the village of Sklavopoula is the church of Sotiras Christos. It is unlocked and has frescoes of the fourteenth century, including one of the donor of the church against a background of trees and of the church.
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SOUGIA (Village) CHANIA
Above Sougia is the Byzantine church of Agia Irini. The church is
not visible from the town but can be reached after 4km along the dirt track (rough
on a car) going west at the entrance to Sougia. The hiker's reward is a spectacular
view of the bay from a hill high above Sougia. Agia Irini is a small but beautiful
church of cruciform architecture with a high dome at the centre.
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In Sougia there are the mosaic remains of a basilica of the first Byzantine period (6C). The remains are of excellent quality, the best of this era on Crete and represent exotic birds (peacocks--signs of immortality), flowers, as well as animals, and other patterns. The recently restored mosaics are in the modern church which has been built on top of them.
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SPILIA (Village) KOLYMBARI
The church of the Panagia is a picturesque twelfth century Byzantine
church with wall paintings. The church is open to visitors.
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STYLOS (Village) ARMENI
The church of the Panagia Serviotisa is one of the best examples of
Byzantine architecture in Crete. It was built early in the second Byzantine period
(12C) and shows influences of previously developed new styles of church architecture
which originated from Agia Sofia, in Constantinopole. The church has cruciform
architecture based on an equidimensional cross and a dome whose supporting drum
is on the intersection of the two aisles. Extension rooms of a lower height have
been built so that the overall shape of the church is rectangular. Several external
blind arches have been built as supports that reach almost to the roof. The church
has many beautiful Byzantine architectural decorations. The blind arches are underlined
by fine stone construction. The roof has a tooth-like decoration, and the windows
in the dome and around the church are constructed of brick. Behind the sanctuary
of the church there is a window decorated with a column which leaves two openings.
Another decorated column has been placed high up on one of the sides of the church.
The church is pleasantly situated in the middle of a valley of orange groves.
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As you enter the village of Stylos, on the right is the Byzantine
church of Agios Ioannis 1271-80, with Byzantine frescoes. It has a single room
and a small dome above it.
THERISSO (Village) CHANIA
In the village there is the pleasant Byzantine church of Agios Georgios
and Agios Charalambos.
TOPOLIA (Village) MYTHIMNA
The church of Agia Paraskevi has two aisles. It contains frescoes
and is located above the main road of the village. There is a good view of the
village from the churchyard.
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TSIKALARIA (Village) SOUDA
The Byzantine church of the Panagia in Tsikalaria has cruciform architecture
but with the nave being much larger than the transept and nearer to the back of
the church. The church has a bell with inscription dated 1627 and pictures of
Agios Antonios, Christ, the Panagia, and Agios Nikolaos.
TZITZIFES (Village) FRES
The church of Agios Georgios, on the road to Tzitzifes, has wall paintings.
VATHI (Village) INACHORI
The Byzantine church of Agios Georgios, with very good quality and
well-preserved frescoes dating from 1284, is above the main road in the village.
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The Byzantine church of Michael Archangelos has frescoes from the fourteenth century and is in a field below the village.
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VLITHIA (Settlement) PELEKANOS
VOUTAS (Village) PELEKANOS
The church of Agia Paraskevi is 500 metres west of the village of
Voutas on the road to Kalamos and Sklavopoula. It has good frescoes from the fourteenth
century, including a curious fresco depicting the punishment of the dammed in
hell.
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ZACHARIANA (Settlement) KISSAMOS
AGIA IRINI (Settlement) ANATOLIKO SELINO
KYRIAKOSELIA (Settlement) ARMENI
On the mountainside there is a cave with a small church (Agios Mamas)
inside it. On the feast day of the church, boiled meat is eaten. It is thought
that this custom is a direct descendant from the animal sacrifices of the ancients
to the god Pan. Evidence of animal sacrifice was found in the cave.
NOPIGIA (Settlement) MYTHIMNA
On the other side of the west wall is the ancient site and the church
of Agios Georgios. The church is built on the site of an ancient, probably Roman,
temple. It has an extremely rare north-south orientation, which is in contrast
to the more common east-west orientation of most Orthodox churches. It is thought
to have been given this orientation because of the shape of the temple on which
it was built.
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SAMARIA (National Park) CHANIA
The fourteenth century Byzantine church here is dedicated to Osia
Maria of Egypt and contains wall paintings. The name "Samaria" is a contraction
of Osia and Maria. The church is located on the other (south) side of the village
and is reached by a path from the main trail after the emergency heliport.
SARAKINA (Village) PELEKANOS
In the village of Sarakina there is the church of Michael Archangelos
which contains frescoes of good quality from the fourteenth century.
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