Monastery Vidiani

Monastery Vidiani is a monastery in Oropedio Lasithiou, Lasithi, Crete which is located on Ὀροπέδιον Λασιθίου, Oropedio Lasithiou 720 52. Monastery Vidiani is situated nearby to the church Εκκλησια Παναγιας Βιδιανης, as well as near the peak Louloudaki.

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Type: Monastery
Denomination: Greek Orthodox
Description: monastery in Crete, Greece
Also known as: “Moni Vidiani” and “Vidiani Monastery”
Address: Ὀροπέδιον Λασιθίου, Oropedio Lasithiou 720 52

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lasithi Plateau and Dhiktean Cave.

Lasithi Plateau

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The Lasithi Plateau is a high endorheic plateau, located in the Lasithi regional unit in eastern Crete, Greece. Since the 1997 Kapodistrias reform, it is a municipality whose seat is Tzermiado and the second biggest village is Agios Georgios.

Dhiktean Cave

Cave

Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Psychro Cave is an ancient Minoan sacred cave in Lasithi plateau in the Lasithi district of eastern Crete. Psychro is associated with the Dictaean or Diktaian Cave, one of the putative sites of the birth of Zeus. Dhiktean Cave is situated 3½ km south of Monastery Vidiani.

Karfi

Scenic viewpoint

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Karfi is an archaeological site high up in the Dikti Mountains in eastern Crete, Greece. The ancient name of the site is unknown; "Karfi" is a local toponym for the prominent knob of limestone that marks the peak of the site, especially when viewed from the north. Karfi is situated 4 km northeast of Monastery Vidiani.