Agarathos Monastery
The Agarathos Monastery, officially the Holy Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, is a Greek Orthodox monastery situated near the village of Sgourokefali in the Heraklion region of central Crete, Greece.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Religious locality with 11 residents
- Description: monastery in Minoa Pediada Municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Moni Akarathou”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nikos Kazantzakis Museum.
Nikos Kazantzakis Museum
Museum
Photo: Pylambert, Public domain.
The Nikos Kazantzakis Museum is a museum in Myrtia village in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete, in Greece. It is 20 km south of the town of Heraklion and it is dedicated to the life and work of the famous writer Nikos Kazantzakis, a 9 times candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature and known worldwide for his book "Zorba the Greek" and "The Last Temptation of Christ". Nikos Kazantzakis Museum is situated 4 km west of Agarathos Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sampas and Sgourokefali.
Astraki
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Astraki is a village, which is situated 3 km west of Agarathos Monastery.
Agarathos Monastery
- Categories: human settlement and monastery
- Location: Minoa Pediada, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Russian—“Agarathos Monastery” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Agkárathoksen luostari”
- Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Κοιμήσεως της Θεοτόκου Αγκαράθου”
- Greek: “Μονή Αγκαράθου Ηρακλείου”
- Italian: “Monastero di Agarathos”
- Russian: “Ангарафский монастырь | Монастырь Успения Богородицы Ангарафу”
- Russian: “Ангарафу”
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