Vrontisi Monastery

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Vrontisi Monastery is a 14th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery situated between the villages of Zaros and Vorizia of the Heraklion regional unit in south-central Crete, Greece. The monastery is roughly 50 km southwest of Heraklion and is built at an altitude of 550 m on the south slopes of Mt. Ida, having a panoramic view of the Mesara Plain and the Asterousia Mountains. The origin of its name is not clear; according to the prevailing explanation it was named after its founder whose surname was Vrontisis. ()

Local name: Μονή Αγίου Αντωνίου Βροντησίου Established: XIV centuryCoordinates: 35°8'37"N, 24°52'15"E

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Vrontisi Monastery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gortyn code, Cave of Zeus, Skinakas Observatory, Museum of Cretan Ethnology.

7 miSE
Ruins
Gortyn code
179 min walk • The Gortyn Code is an ancient and significant archaeological treasure located on the island of Crete, Greece. Etched into the stones of the Odeon, or music hall, in the city of Gortyn, this code is one of the oldest and most complete sets of law codes from ancient...
5.1 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Cave
Cave of Zeus, Monastiraki
129 min walk • Psychro Cave is an ancient Minoan sacred cave in Lasithi plateau in the Lasithi district of eastern Crete. Psychro is associated with the Diktaean Cave, one of the putative sites of the birth of Zeus.
5 miN
Observatories and planetariums
Skinakas Observatory
127 min walk • Skinakas Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on the eponymous peak of Psiloritis, on the island of Crete, Greece. It has a 1.3 m modified Ritchey–Chrétien telescope and a 0.3 m Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope, which are operated by the University of Crete and the Foundation for Research & Technology – Hellas.
6.2 miSW
Museum
Museum of Cretan Ethnology
159 min walk • The Museum of Cretan Ethnology is a museum in Voroi, in the municipal unit of Faistos, Heraklion regional unit, southern Crete, Greece.
0.4 miSW
Monastery
Varsamonerou Monastery
12 min walk • Varsamonerou or Valsamonerou Monastery is a deserted Eastern Orthodox monastery situated near the village of Voriza of the Heraklion regional unit in south-central Crete, Greece. It is built on the south slopes of Mt.
2.5 miSE
Village
Zaros
64 min walk • Zaros is a village and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Faistos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 71.803 km². Population 2,953.

Vrontisi Monastery

Facts and practical information

Vrontisi Monastery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Gortyn code

Cave of Zeus, Monastiraki

Skinakas Observatory

Museum of Cretan Ethnology

Varsamonerou Monastery

Zaros