Odigitria

Odigitria is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan religious complex, which includes two tholos tombs located near the modern Odigitria Monastery in the Asterousia mountains of southern Crete.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: prehistoric tombs near Odigitria monastery in southern Crete
Also known as: “Odigitria tholos” and “Odigitria tholos cemetery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Moni Odigitrias and Lasaea.

Moni Odigitrias

Church

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Moni Odigitrias is a church, which is situated 200 metres south of Odigitria.

Lasaea or Lasaia was a city on the south coast of ancient Crete, near the roadstead of the "Fair Havens" where apostle Paul landed. This place is not mentioned by any other writer, under this name but is probably the same as the Lisia of the Peutinger Table, 16 M.P. to the east of Gortyna. Lasaea is situated 4 km south of Odigitria.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sivas and Kali Limenes.

Sivas

Village

Photo: Rob de Vries, CC BY 2.0.

Sivas is a village, which is situated 5 km north of Odigitria.

Kali Limenes

Hamlet

Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.

Kaloi Limenes or Kali Limenes is a village and port in the Heraklion regional unit, southern Crete, in Greece, located 70km south-west of the city of Heraklion. Kali Limenes is situated 5 km south of Odigitria.