Toplou Monastery Museum

At the impressive Toplou Monastery near Sitia, you can explore its ecclesiastical museum, home to a rich collection of Cretan icons and engravings.

The most important exhibits of the museum include:

• Panagia Amiantos, 15th century. Portable icon
• Christ Pantocrator, 15th century. Work attributed to painter Andreas Ritzos (?). Portable icon
• Saint John the Baptist and scenes from his life, 17th century. Work by F. Kavertzas. Portable icon
• The Dormition of the Virgin, 15th century. Portable icon
• Panagia Amolyntos, 15th century. Portable icon
• Panagia tou Pathous and Saint Nicholas, 1642. Portable icon
• Saints Theodore, 1723. Work by the painter Nikitas. Portable icon
• Holy Trinity, 17th century. Portable icon
• Saints Ignatius and Savvas, 17th century. Portable icon
• Saints Athanasios, Kyrillos, and Saint John the Merciful, 17th century. Portable icon

Info: Ministry of Culture, Photo: Incrediblecrete