Agia Pelagia monastery
Agia Pelagia monastery is a church in Malevizi, Heraklion, Crete. Agia Pelagia monastery is situated nearby to the dive center Aquadive, as well as near Cretan Divers.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: monastery in Malevizi Municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Αγία Πελαγία”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agia Pelagia and Achlada.
Agia Pelagia
Village
Photo: Stegop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Agia Pelagia is a popular seaside resort in the municipality of Malevizi, 23 km northwest of Crete's capital city of Heraklion. In former times, Agia Pelagia was a tiny fishing village and a place for the residents of nearby Achlada village to grow their crops.
Achlada
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Achlada is a village and a community in the Cretan municipality of Malevizi, and belongs to the municipal unit of Gazi, in Heraklion regional unit. The inhabitants are shepherds and farmers who cultivate mostly fruits and vegetables in the surrounding hills and landscape, which are few kilometres from the sea shore.
Rodia
Village
Rodia is a village and a community of Gazi municipal unit in Heraklion regional unit on the island of Crete, Greece. The community of Rodia is spread on 21.6 km2 and encircles following villages and areas: Rodia, Kapetanaki Metochi, Linoperamata, Pantanassa, Palaiokastro, Savatiana Monastery. Rodia is situated 5 km south of Agia Pelagia monastery.
Agia Pelagia monastery
Latitude
35.408° or 35° 24′ 29″ northLongitude
25.00768° or 25° 0′ 28″ eastOpen location code
8G77C255+53OpenStreetMap ID
node 3458026596OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q113163424
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In Other Languages
“Agia Pelagia monastery” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Μονή Αγίας Πελαγίας, Αχλάδα”
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