Category Archives: Crete Monasteries

Agia Triada Monastery Crete Agia Triada Monastery Crete is located 16km out of Chania and 4 km from Gouverneto monastery, on the north side of the Akrotiri of peninsula. Two brothers who were both monks, built the monastery. They were part of a Venetian-Cretan family that exerted a lot of influence during that time. The […]

Gouverneto Monastery Chania Crete Gouverneto Monastery Chania Crete is located 20km out of Chania and 4 km from the monastery of Agia Triada, on the north side of the Akrotiri of peninsula.  Also known as Kyria ton Agelon meaning Lady of Angels. Built in 1537 in the Venetian period, it is one of the oldest […]