Vrontisi Monastery - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Vrontisi Monastery - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Vrontisi Monastery (, also spelled as Βροντησίου) 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.Greek ministry of Culture: Μονή Βροντησίου Read more on Wikipedia
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