Saint John monastery
Greece /
Iraklion /
Pirgos /
World
/ Greece
/ Iraklion
/ Pirgos
, 12 km from center (Πύργος)
Medieval / Middle Ages, orthodox christianity, fresco, listed building / architectural heritage
Agios Ioannis (Saint John) monastery is built inside a two-level cave and has very old frescoes, dating back from 1360.
There are frescoes on the exterior walls of the monastery, a very rare phenomenon in Crete. The frescoes depict Saint Peter, some Archangels and Saint John above the gate.
There are frescoes on the exterior walls of the monastery, a very rare phenomenon in Crete. The frescoes depict Saint Peter, some Archangels and Saint John above the gate.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 34°56'39"N 25°2'57"E
- Loryma 323 km
- Arycanda (Lycian) 485 km
- Limyra (Lycian) 489 km
- Rhodiapolis (Lycian) 498 km
- Akalissos (Lycian) 500 km
- Olimpos 516 km
- Phaselis (Lycian) 527 km
- General Hospital of Thessaloniki "St. Dimitrios" 660 km
- Big Island Old Greek Orphanage 749 km
- Kelenderis 761 km
- Cavo Ponta Villas 0.7 km
- Ponta Cape 0.7 km
- Κato Κapetaniana 2.1 km
- Kofinas peak 3.4 km
- Minoan settlement of Trypiti 5.7 km
- Trypiti Beach 6.1 km
- Ambas 7.9 km
- Messara Plain 12 km
- Peripheral unit of Heraklion 27 km
- Crete 42 km