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4 km south from the airport in Chania, Akrotiri peninsula, is the old Venetian village of Pazinos, called Kalangadon until 1961. As many other villages in Crete, it was named after its founders, in this case the Kalangás family.
Outside the village stands the newly restored, but uninhabited, monastery of Agios Ioannis o Eleimonas. The monastery is mentioned for the first time in 1637, a few decades before the Turkish occupation of Crete, and as all the monasteries from this period, it is built with thick walls making it appear almost as a fortress.
The monastery might however have been built earlier, as its church is not situated in the actual court, as is the case of other monasteries in Crete from the late Venetian period. This break of the traditional style of building indicates, that is has been built in an earlier and, with that, more peaceful period. Also the construction around the court makes you think of Italian architecture, so perhaps the monastery was originally catholic. During the Turkish period it was placed under the nearby Agia Triada monastery, which in its great periods sent out monks to other monasteries, as for example Pazinos, in order to take care of the religious ceremonies and fieldwork there.
Outside the village stands the newly restored, but uninhabited, monastery of Agios Ioannis o Eleimonas. The monastery is mentioned for the first time in 1637, a few decades before the Turkish occupation of Crete, and as all the monasteries from this period, it is built with thick walls making it appear almost as a fortress.
The monastery might however have been built earlier, as its church is not situated in the actual court, as is the case of other monasteries in Crete from the late Venetian period. This break of the traditional style of building indicates, that is has been built in an earlier and, with that, more peaceful period. Also the construction around the court makes you think of Italian architecture, so perhaps the monastery was originally catholic. During the Turkish period it was placed under the nearby Agia Triada monastery, which in its great periods sent out monks to other monasteries, as for example Pazinos, in order to take care of the religious ceremonies and fieldwork there.

Akrotiri lies 10 km north- east from the Venetian harbour of Hania. Here are the tombs of Eleftherios and Sofoklis Venizelos, the airport of Hania and the port of Souda. Akrotiri is a place for nature lovers, with interesting walking and hiking paths through the unspoilt gorges with amazing diversity, natural beauty and living traditions. Its dry climate combined with the sea breeze forms an ideal environment not only for people but also for the farm products which are renowned for their high quality and taste. With picturesque sandy beaches, all awarded with the Blue Flag, century-old monasteries and churches, impressive caves with rich lithological and archaeological interest, historical monuments, Akrotiri attracts many visitors every year, who enjoy Cretan hospitality and nature at their best.