Monastery of Aghia Triada Tzagarolon

This Monastery was built in the early 17th century by brothers Jeremiah and Laurentius from the Venetian-Cretan family Tzagarolon in a place owned by monk Joachim Sophianos. In 1611, the monastery was appointed to Jeremiah and construction began immediately. After his death in 1634, his work was continued by Lawrence but was not completed due to the conquest of Chania by the Turks in 1645. In 1821 it was burned by the Turks and lost many of its heirlooms. Today a few monks live in the monastery and have made it famous for the organic products they cultivate.

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Moni Chrisoskalitissis

In order to get to the monastery, you will need to climb up ninety steps. They say that one of the steps is golden (believers will manage to see which one is the golden one) and that many years ago nuns buried some relics under the stairs. The nunnery is dedicated to Virgin Mary and was named Chrissoskalitissa, meaning The Golden Stairs. The monastery is built on a cliff overlooking the sea. It is on the way to Elafonisos, 76 km. west of Chania.

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