• Gouverneto Monastery

    The Gouverneto Monastery is located 19 km north of Chania in the Akrotiri peninsula. This is one of the oldest monasteries of the island with the construction date in 1537. The sacred temple of the monastery is dedicated to Holy Mary, so called the monastery "Our Lady of the Angels" too. The construction began in the Venetian era, but has stopped during the Turkish occupation. The completion of the temple was finished after many years with special permission of the Turkish authorities.