WIP · World in Pocket

Kapsa Monastery

Δημοτική Ενότητα Ανάληψης, Italy

Kapsa Monastery

The Kapsa Monastery (Greek: Μονή Καψά, romanized: Moni Kapsa), officially the Monastery of Agios Ioannis Kapsa, is a Greek Orthodox monastery situated between the villages of Makrys Gialos and Sitia in the west and Goudouras and Ierapetra in the east, on the southeast coast of Crete, Greece. It is b

uilt on a steep, rocky mountainside near the exit of the Perivolakia gorge, which overlooks the Libyan Sea. The Kapsa Monastery functions as a monastery for male monks.

Listen to the audio guide for Kapsa Monastery Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off

Nearby