The Monastery of Agios Ioannis Prodoromos in Korakies
The Monastery of Agios Ioannis Prodoromos in Korakies in Akrotiri, was built during the late Byzantine period. It operated continuously until 1821, till the beginning of the revolution that marked its destruction by the Ottomans.
Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Collection of Chania
In the northwestern corner of the Venetian fortifications within the Venetian Catholic Church of San Salvatore of the Franciscans it is housed the Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Collection of Chania.
Τhe Monastery of St. John the Theologian
The restored Byzantine Monastery of St. John the Theologian is located next to the tanks of the ancient Roman city of Aptera. It is already mentioned in chronicles of 1181 A.C. as a dependency of the Monastery of Patmos, while during the Venetian and Ottoman domination maintained a prominent position in the economic affairs of […]
Byzantine Church of the Dormition of the Virgin in Agia
Is an early Christian basilica from the 5th century A.C in Agia, Kydonia, which functioned as the cathedral of the Diocese of Kydonia and Apokoronos during the second Byzantine period. It was reconstructed during the
The Byzantine fortress in Kastello of Agia Kyriaki
In Kastelli hill of Varipetro are the remains of a fortified citadel with buildings of the Hellenistic and Roman period. In this hill after 961 the Byzantines build a new fortress, from which today survives only a section of the wall and its tank.
The Byzantine Wall
The Byzantine Wall surrounds the hill of Kastelli and is one of the most important monuments of the old city because it is classical and very well conserved. It has an irregular outline and it was constructed in the 7th century A.C, with building material from ancient Kydonia, on the remains of older fortification of the Hellenistic period.
