The church of Panagia Pantanassa (dedicated to the Dormition of the Virgin Mary - celebr. August 15) is located in a wooded area west of the village Avdou and was built in 1600 at the expense of Nikolaos Ligizos. The church bears a beautiful embossed marble doorframe and backside frame.
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Straight-line distances
0.2 km
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Saint George church at Avdou
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Panagia Evangelistria church at Avdou
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Saint Constantine church at Avdou
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Ambelos Gorge
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Prophet Obadiah (Avdiou) church at Avdou
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Faneromeni Cave at Avdou
2.2 km
Flektro Settlement
2.4 km
Embasa Gorge
2.7 km
Agia Fotini Cave and Agia Anna church
2.7 km
Roza Gorge
2.8 km
Ligaras Lake (Mochos)
2.8 km
Tripiti Hole above Avdou
2.9 km
Aposelemis Dam Lake
3.2 km
Kera Kardiotissa Monastery
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Additional Info
- Location: Heraklion Prefecture
- Type: Church
- Accessibility: Dirt track
- Peak Period: Venetian Era (1204 AD - 1669 AD)






Panagia Pantanassa church at Avdou 





























































