Fraro Monastery

Fraro Monastery is a church in , , . Fraro Monastery is situated nearby to the church , as well as near .
Photo: Characea, CC0.
  • Type: Church
  • Description: abandoned monastery in Crete
  • Also known as: “Monastery of Agios Antonios in Fraro” and “Φραγκισκανό μοναστήρι Φραρώ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of Panagia Vigliotissa and Metropolitan Church of Megali Panagia.

Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 580 metres southwest of Fraro Monastery.

Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1 km east of Fraro Monastery.

Monastery
Photo: Liubomir G, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2 km southeast of Fraro Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neapoli and Vrachasi.

Town
Photo: Nikos massios, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town and a former municipality in , eastern , . Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been treated as a municipal unit of Agios Nikolaos.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village and a former municipality in the regional unit, , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Agios Nikolaos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 63.41 km2. is situated 3½ km northwest of Fraro Monastery.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a traditional Cretan small village in , , , located 10 km from Agios Nikolaos. It is surrounded by olive trees and mountains. is situated 4 km east of Fraro Monastery.

Fraro Monastery

Latitude
35.25833° or 35° 15′ 30″ north
Longitude
25.59672° or 25° 35′ 48″ east
Open location code
8G777H5W+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 890157054
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q134373918
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In Other Languages

“Fraro Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Μονή Αγίου Αντωνίου Φραρώ”
  • Greek: “Μονή Φραρώ”

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