Gonia Monastery

The Gonia Monastery, also known as the Monastery of Our Lady of Gonia or the Monastery of Panagia Hodegetria, is a Greek Orthodox monastery located 1 kilometre north of Kolymvari and approximately 26 kilometres from , on the southeast coast of the Rodopos peninsula in , , overlooking the .
Wikipedia
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  • Greek Orthodox monastery
  • …has 21 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 9 metres (30 feet)
  • …dates from the 9th century
  • Description: Monastery in Crete, Greece
  • Postal code: 73006
  • Also known as
    “Monastery of Our Lady of Gonia”
    “Moni Gonia Monastery”
    “Moní Goniás”
    “Moní Odhiyítrias Kirías”
    “Moní Odhiyitrías Kirías Goniás”
    “Moni Odigitrias Kyrias Gonias”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of the Monastery of Gonia and Memorial for the Greek cadets fallen in the Battle of Crete.

Museum
The Gonia Monastery, also known as the Monastery…

Memorial
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is situated 550 metres north of Gonia Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kolymvari and Rodopos.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Gonia Monastery.

Gonia Monastery

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Latitude
35.55063° or 35° 33′ 2″ north
Longitude
23.77707° or 23° 46′ 37″ east
Open location code
8G75HQ2G+7R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1484134178
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Geo­Names ID
256347
Wiki­data ID
Q6899842

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Russian—“Gonia Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Gonián luostari”
  • French: “monastère de Goniá”
  • French: “Monastère de Goniá”
  • German: “Kloster Moni Gonias”
  • Greek: “Moní Odigitrías Kyrías Goniás”
  • Greek: “Μονή Γωνιάς”
  • Greek: “Μονή Οδηγητρίας Κυρίας Γωνιάς Χανίων”
  • Greek: “Μονή Οδηγητρίας Κυρίας Γωνιάς”
  • Italian: “monastero di Gonia Odigitria”
  • Russian: “Гонья”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Гонья”

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Nearby Places

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