The Holy Monastery of Preveli
Preveli is a location on the south coast of the Greek island of Crete, in the Rethymno region, notable for its monastery.- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: monastery complex in Crete, Greece
- Also known as: “Piso Moni Prevelis”, “Preveli”, and “Preveli monastery (new/back)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of the Preveli Monastery and Lower Preveli Monastery.
Museum of the Preveli Monastery
Museum
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Preveli is a location on the south coast of the Greek island of Crete, in the Rethymno region, notable for its monastery.
Lower Preveli Monastery
Monastery
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Lower Preveli Monastery is situated 1½ km northeast of The Holy Monastery of Preveli.
Skinaria Beach
Beach
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Skinaria Beach is situated 3½ km west of The Holy Monastery of Preveli.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Preveli Palmbeach and Lefkogeia.
Preveli Palmbeach
Locality
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Preveli Beach is a beach located on the south coast of the Greek Mediterranean island of Crete. It is located in the municipality of Agios Vasilios in the Rethymno regional unit, not far from the Moni Preveli monastery, whose name has passed on to it.
Lefkogeia
Village
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Lefkogeia is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Foinikas, Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. The community has 252 inhabitants. Lefkogeia is situated 2½ km northwest of The Holy Monastery of Preveli.
Asomatos
Village
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Asomatos is a village, which is situated 4 km north of The Holy Monastery of Preveli.
The Holy Monastery of Preveli
- Categories: church, building, and religion
- Location: Agios Vasileios, Rethymno, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.15756° or 35° 9′ 27″ northLongitude
24.45623° or 24° 27′ 22″ eastElevation
170 metres (558 feet)Open location code
8G765F54+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 545540095OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q388579
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“The Holy Monastery of Preveli” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Préveli”
- Chinese: “普雷韦利”
- Dutch: “Preveli Klooster”
- Dutch: “Preveli”
- Dutch: “Preveliklooster”
- Finnish: “Prévelin luostari”
- French: “monastère de Preveli”
- French: “Monastère de Préveli”
- French: “Monastère de Prévéli”
- German: “Kloster Preveli”
- Greek: “Ιερά Σταυροπηγιακή και Πατριαρχική Μονή Πρέβελη”
- Greek: “Μονή Πρέβελη”
- Greek: “Μονή Πρέβελης”
- Greek: “Πίσω Μονή Πρέβελη Ρεθύμνης”
- Greek: “Πρέβελη”
- Hebrew: “פרבלי”
- Polish: “Klasztor Preweli”
- Polish: “Preweli”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Preveli”
- Portuguese: “Preveli”
- Russian: “Монастырь Превели”
- Russian: “Превели”
- Serbian: “Манастир Превели”
- Swedish: “Préveli”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Holy Monastery of Preveli and Άγιος Ονούφριος.
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