Chryssopigi Monastery (Women’s convent) — Attraction in Municipality of Chania

One of the most welcoming and beautiful places in the world, all of the nuns are so very kind and emulate the love of Christ. If you’re in Crete, this is a must-visit no matter where you are traveling from. Liturgies are on the weekends and start at 8:00AM. We have a forever connection to St. Porphyrios by God’s grace...

The Women’s convent (Monastery) of Chrysopigi lies a short distance from the center town of Chania. Founded in the middle of the 16th century in the last period of Venetian occupation of Crete.

A monastic community seeking ecological consciousness through environmental education programs aimed at...

The sisters were extremely friendly, I'm no religious man but learning from the nuns the story of their monasteries and the context behind it was extremely interesting, as well as taking in the view of the surrounding area, which is, let's be honest,...