CHURCHES IN CHANIA

• The chapel of the Moneyless Saints (Agii Anargiri) with old Byzantine frescoes.
• The Russo-Byzantine church of Agia Magdalini in the Halepa quarter.
• At Akrotiri (A3) northeast of the city (16.5 km.), the Monastery of Agia Triada (Tzangarol), with a fine gate and church, built in 1632.
• Near Agia Triada, the Monastery of Our Lady of the Angels or Gouvernetou, founded in 1548, has a Renaissance style church whose impressive facade is decorated with Venetian sculptures.
• The Gonia Monastery (A2), (24 km. west of Hania), near the village of Kolimbari. Also called the Hodigitria (Madonna as Guide), it has a lovely view and buildings dating from 1662.
• At Kato Episkopi (B2), a village about 10 km. south of Kolimbari, the Rotonda of the Archangel Michael wlth interesting mosaic floors and important frescoes by Byzantine artists of the 12th century.
• At the village of Alikianos (B2) (13 km southwest of Hania), the Byzantine church of St. George with frescoes dated 1430.
• At the village of Sougia (C2) on the south coast of the District there are some exquisite mosaics from an early Christian 6th century basilica preserved n the villages modern church.