• Its full name is the Monastery of Agios Ioannis Kapsa (St John Kapsa) and it’s a dependency of Monastery Toplou near Sitia on the road to Vai.
  • Today, Kapsa functions as a monastery for male monks. ... "Kapsa Monastery in Crete, Monastery of Agios Ioannis Kapsa". www.explorecrete.com.
  • The Monastery of Kapsa is located 10 km from Makrigialos and 40 km from the town of Sitia at the exit of the Pervolakia Gorge built on the steep rocks...
  • Kapsa Monastery. 4.5. 56 reviews. ... Walked the gorge from Kapsa to Pervolakia a couple of weeks ago good walk but you must be reasonably fit ,nice...
  • The Monastery of Kapsa is located 40 km from the town of Sitia at the exit of the Pervolakia Gorge built against the steep rocks overlooking the Libyan sea.
  • Before and after Kapsa monastery in the region of Kalo Nero, there are many pristine coves with emerald waters, salt cedars and small pebbles.
  • The Kapsa monastery was built either in the thirteenth or the fourteenth century. It was the hermitage of ascetic and God-bearing Father Joseph Gerontogiannis.
  • Its full name is the Monastery of Agios Ioannis Kapsa (St John Kapsa) and it is a dependency of Toplou Monastery near Vai and Sitia.
  • 1943: Following the orders of the Germans, the Abbot Hilarion Syntichakis and all monks abandon the monastery of Kapsas.
  • Kapsa was raided by Turks in 1471. They did a lot of damage. ... Kapsa monastery welcomes appropriately-dressed visitors all year round.