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Kristalenias Monastery in Moni Kristalenias

Kristalenias Monastery in Lassithi Plateau
Kristalenias Monastery in Lassithi Plateau
The original monastery was probably built in the fourteenth century. The Venetians destroyed the monastery themselves and it was later rebuilt when they allowed Lassithi's reoccupation. The monastery was a centre of rebellion during the Turkish occupations and eventually the Turks destroyed it. The present buildings are of recent construction. The monastery provides a good view of the area as it is fifteen metres above the plain on a stone out-cropping.

Photos of Kristalenias Monastery in Moni Kristalenias:


The cloister of Kristalenias Monastery
The cloister of Kristalenias Monastery
Kristalenias Monastery in Lassithi Plateau
Kristalenias Monastery in Lassithi Plateau
 
Visit the area of the sight: Monastery of Kristalenias