Entrance of Moni Odigitrias – Panagia Odigitria Monastery loop from Odigitria tholos

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Entrance of Moni Odigitrias – Panagia Odigitria Monastery loop from Odigitria tholos

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Entrance of Moni Odigitrias – Panagia Odigitria Monastery loop from Odigitria tholos

03:29

12.1km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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15 m

Entrance of Moni Odigitrias

Highlight • Religious Site

It is one of the oldest monasteries in Crete. This humble monastery is considered an unmoving guardian of Orthodoxy and provides accommodation for visiting believers. Besides Agios Antonios, Agiofarago, and …

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Panagia Odigitria Monastery

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Very worth seeing monastery, perfectly restored.
Some monks still live here, there is a lot to see (church, a former oil mill that has been converted into a museum, a small shop with various devotional objects).

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3.31 km

View of the Rocky Cliff at Agiofarago

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Legendary view

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6.06 km

Panagia Cave Church at Martsalos

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The cave church of Panagia - to reach via a well-developed staircase.
Christian hermits lived in the surrounding caves until the beginning of the 20th century.

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6.19 km

Kallisti Eklada Memorial Stone

Highlight • Monument

6.30 km

Rest Area Under Tree

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6.67 km

Chapel at the Upper End of the Martsalos Gorge

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Anyone on their way from the Odigitrias Monastery to Martsalos Beach or Agiofarango Bay will pass this newly built chapel.
The path leads down to the left until the end …

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6.68 km

View of Agiofarago Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

12.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.8 km

1.13 km

125 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.0 km

924 m

264 m

Elevation

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Weather

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Tuesday 20 October

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Comments

October 18, 2024,Tour

Very nice mixed mountain bike/gravel outing then on foot at the end of the track, to reach the small monastic hermitage then the magnificent cove/beach in calm waters

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April 25, 2024,Wanderung

Today we went from the Odigitria Monastery to the Martsalo Gorge. The path to the gorge was not that exciting, as the entire nature has already burned. Bare, like in midsummer. Last year at this time, the winter was harsh and critical. This year, pure sunshine and sometimes summery heat. On top of that, everything is covered in Sahara dust …

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