| Churches in Rethymno | |
| Preveli Monastery | |
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The historic Preveli Monastery is located on the southern coast of Rethymno. This monastary consists of three buildings seperated by each other by 3km. Inside the monastery, visitors can admire the gold crucifix with pieces of the True Cross on it and precious stones.
A little museum exhibiting various ecclesiastical relics and items is also with the monastary. Read more |
| Arsani Monastery | |
| This small monastery is worth-seeing for its museum where icons from various churches of the prefecture of Rethymno are exhibited. | |
| Arkadi Monastery | |
| The Arkadi Monastery is the most famous and significant monastery in the prefecture of Rethymno and in the entire Crete. Its great fame is due to a historical event that occurred in 1866 when the Turks sent thousands of soldiers for insurrection of the island; when they were told about the venue of the oppressors, hundreds of men, children and women found refuge in the monastery; but this didn’t stopped the Turks attacked the monastery. To escape to be killed by the conquerors and surrender to them, the Cretan set fire to a store of gunpowder and the whole building exploded killing Cretan and Turks. Since this event the Arkadi Monastery has become a symbol of defiance against those who try to subdue the Cretan people and a proof of their patriotism. | |
| The Church of Panagia Lambrinis | |
| Located in the village of Lambini, this cross-shaped church is entirely decorated with wonderful frescoes dating from the 12th and 14th century. | |
| The Church of Panagia Thronou | |
| Located in the village of Thronos, this church is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin and is dating from the 14th century. It was built on the site of an early Christian basilica (6th century) of which a part of the beautiful mosaic floor has been excavated and is exhibited in the church. The frescoes embellishing the walls are beautiful and exquisite. | |
| The Early Christian Basilica of Goulediana | |
| This is a three-aisled basilica which was discovered at the site of Onythe, south-east from the village of Goulediana and 18 kilometres south-east of Rethymno Town. The church has been dated to the 6th-7th century and has astonishing rich mosaic ornaments. | |
| The Church of Agios Ioannis | |
| In the village of Gerakaki, is this 13th century church. This church was built in different construction stages explaining the more recent aspect of its domed narthex. Particularly interesting and beautiful frescoes are ornamenting the interior walls of the church. | |
| The Panormos Basilica | |
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This basilica stands north of the village of Panormos, 30 kilometres east of Rethymno Town and is the largest early Christian church of Crete. It was excavated in 1948 and is dated to the 5th century. The basilica has a wooden roof and is dedicated to Agia Sofia (Saint Sophie). |
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