Crete · Byzantine heritage
Centuries of faith carved in stone.
Over 800 Byzantine and post-Byzantine churches across Crete — many still undocumented. Explore the catalogue, find hidden gems near your route, or help us map what's missing.
About the project
This site was not born from a need to systematise the world, nor from an ambition to "tell the story of Greece". It was born from a fascination that got out of hand.
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Churches catalogued
4
Regions covered
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Still to locate
9th c.
Earliest known
Explore the interactive map of Crete
All catalogued churches, filterable by region and century
Citizen science
Visiting Crete? Help us find what's missing.
Over 120 churches are in our records but we can't place them precisely. If you spot a small chapel on a hillside — snap a photo and drop a pin. Create a free account and start contributing in minutes.