Kremasta Monastery
Kremasta Monastery is a monastery in Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete. Kremasta Monastery is situated nearby to Archangels church, as well as near Myrrhbearers church.Photo: Liubomir G, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: monastery in Agios Nikolaos Municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Kremaston Monastery”
- Address: Βρυσσες
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dreros and Metropolitan Church of Megali Panagia.
Dreros
Archaeological site
Dreros, also Driros, near Neapoli in the regional unit of Lasithi, Crete, is a post-Minoan archaeological site, 16 km northwest of Agios Nikolaos. Known only by a chance remark of the 9th-century Byzantine grammarian Theognostus, archaeology of the site shows Dreros to have been initially colonised by mainland Greeks in the early Archaic Period about the same time as Lato and Prinias. Dreros is situated 2 km northeast of Kremasta Monastery.
Metropolitan Church of Megali Panagia
Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Metropolitan Church of Megali Panagia is situated 1½ km north of Kremasta Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neapoli and Limnes.
Neapoli
Town
Photo: Nikos massios, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Neapoli is a small town and a former municipality in Lasithi, eastern Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been treated as a municipal unit of Agios Nikolaos.
Limnes
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Limnes is a traditional Cretan small village in Lasithi, Crete, Greece, located 10 km from Agios Nikolaos. It is surrounded by olive trees and mountains. Limnes is situated 2½ km east of Kremasta Monastery.
Fourni
Village
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fourni is a village, which is situated 5 km east of Kremasta Monastery.
Kremasta Monastery
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, religious organization, and religion
- Location: Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.24381° or 35° 14′ 38″ northLongitude
25.6089° or 25° 36′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8G776JV5+GHOpenStreetMap ID
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historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religiousOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q108765992
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Kremasta Monastery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kremastaklooster”
- French: “monastère de Kremasta”
- French: “Monastère Kremasta”
- French: “monastère Kremaston”
- Greek: “Μονή Κρεμαστών”
- Greek: “Μονή των Ταξιαρχών Μιχαήλ και Γαβριήλ Κρεμαστών”
- Italian: “Monastero Kremasta”
- Russian: “Монастырь Кремаста”
- Ukrainian: “Монастир Кремастон”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Archangels church and Kremasta.
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