Monastery of St. John the Baptist
Monastery of St. John the Baptist is a monastery in Chania, Chania, Crete. Monastery of St. John the Baptist is situated nearby to the monastery Μονή Καλογραιών, as well as near the pitch Γήπεδο μπάσκετ Κορακιών.- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: monastery in Crete
- Also known as: “Monastery of Agios Ioannis Prodromos Korakion”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Chania and Eleftherios Venizelos ‘Museum.
Archaeological Museum of Chania
Museum
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The Archaeological Museum of Chania is a archaeology museum serving the Cretean city of Chania that, since 2022, is located at 15 Skra Str. Chalepa. The original museum was located in the former Venetian Monastery of Saint Francis at Chalidon Street. Archaeological Museum of Chania is situated 3½ km west of Monastery of St. John the Baptist.
Eleftherios Venizelos ‘Museum
Museum
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Eleftherios Venizelos Museum of Chalepa is an historic house museum in Chania, Crete, Greece. It is the paternal house of Eleftherios Venizelos, where he lived from 1880 to 1910, and occasionally, from 1927 to 1935. Eleftherios Venizelos ‘Museum is situated 3½ km west of Monastery of St. John the Baptist.
Church of Saint Mary Magdalene
Church
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Church of Saint Mary Magdalene is situated 3½ km west of Monastery of St. John the Baptist.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kounoupidiana and Souda.
Kounoupidiana
Town
Kounoupidiana is a village in Crete, Greece, part of the municipal unit of Akrotiri and the largest town on that peninsula with a population of 9,213. It is 8 km northeast of the city of Chania and has become a popular place to live in recent years because…
Souda
Town
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Souda is a town and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chania, of which it is a municipal unit. Souda is situated 4 km south of Monastery of St. John the Baptist.
Nerokouros
Village
Nerokouros is a village in Crete, in the regional unit of Chania. Nerokouros is situated 6 km southwest of Monastery of St. John the Baptist.
Monastery of St. John the Baptist
Latitude
35.52248° or 35° 31′ 21″ northLongitude
24.07668° or 24° 4′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8G76G3CG+XMOpenStreetMap ID
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Q20980638
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Russian—“Monastery of St. John the Baptist” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Αγίου Ιωάννη του Προδρόμου Κορακιών στα Χανιά”
- Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Αγίου Ιωάννη του Προδρόμου Κορακιών”
- Greek: “Μονή Αγίου Ιωάννη Προδρόμου Κορακιών”
- Greek: “Μονή Αγίου Ιωάννου Προδρόμου Κορακιών”
- Russian: “Монастырь Святого Иоанна Крестителя”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Μονή Καλογραιών and Γήπεδο μπάσκετ Κορακιών.
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