Chalepa Monastery
Chalepa Monastery is a church in Mylopotamos, Rethymno, Crete. Chalepa Monastery is situated nearby to the village Agridia, as well as near Axos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: monastery in Crete
- Also known as: “Moni Halepas”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Axus and Cave of Sfendoni.
Axus
Archaeological site
Axus or Axos, also Oaxus or Oaxos and Waxus or Waxos, was a city and polis of ancient Crete. According to Virgil, it was situated on a river; which, according to Vibius Sequester, gave its name to Axus. Axus is situated 2 km south of Chalepa Monastery.
Cave of Sfendoni
Cave
Photo: Vgargan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cave of Sfendoni is situated 3 km south of Chalepa Monastery.
Moni Diskouriou
Monastery
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moni Diskouriou is a monastery, which is situated 3 km southwest of Chalepa Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agridia and Axos.
Axos
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Axos is a local community and a village in the municipality of Milopotamos, in Crete. In 2011, the community had a population of 424 and the village had 385 residents. It contains remains of the ancient city of Oaxo or Axo.
Zoniana
Village
Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zoniana is a town and a former municipality in the Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Mylopotamos, of which it is a municipal unit. Zoniana is situated 4 km south of Chalepa Monastery.
Chalepa Monastery
- Categories: monastery, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Mylopotamos, Rethymno, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.32735° or 35° 19′ 39″ northLongitude
24.84602° or 24° 50′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8G768RGW+WCOpenStreetMap ID
node 1650795170OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q10332608
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Portuguese—“Chalepa Monastery” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Chalépan luostari”
- Greek: “Μονή Χαλέπας”
- Portuguese: “Monastério Halepa”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Chalépa”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro Halepa”
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