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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.
This extract is cited Oct 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
The monastery of Agios Ioannis Gionis is on the west side of the peninsula
of Spatha and it can be reached by a rough road from Kolimbari via Rodopou.
The monastery is in the middle of a green valley in an uninhabited area with lovely
scenery. A very interesting celebration (panigiri) is held on its name day, 29
August, when hundreds of people go to the monastery and group baptisms take place.
This text is cited Oct 2002 from the Crete TOURnet URL below, which contains images.
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