Greece - Crete, Eleftherna: Sotiras Christos Church

Sotiras Christos Church (Our Saviour Christ) is a Byzantine church dating back to the 10th century. The church was built with materials from an earlier basilica of the 6th century, which was located on the same site and most probably the seat of the bishop of Eleftherna. Next to the church is a small cemetery.
Sotiras Christos Church has a cruciform architecture with a freely shaped cross and a cupola. On the top of the dome is a wonderful fresco of Jesus from the 12th century.

Günter Klaus, Marco F. Delminho, Antje P., Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* and 105 other people have particularly liked this photo

65 comments - The latest ones

Marie-claire Gallet

Wonderful capture of this lovely Byzantine church, Jaap !!! Thank you for sharing !!!

7 years ago.

elvigiadelosamanecer… ^club

Excelente.

7 years ago.

Edward Bowthorpe

Lovely capture Jaap,eddie,

7 years ago.

Schussentäler ^club

herrlich, man hat den Eindruck, als ob die Zeit stehen geblieben ist

7 years ago.

Mackedwars

Una maravillosa vista de una ermita bizantina del siglo X. Gran foto. Mis felicitaciones. Eduardo.

7 years ago.

Hansruedi Voegele ^club

Sehr schöne Aufnahme Jaap.

7 years ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Magnificent shot and awesome PIPs!

7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.

Thérèse

magnifiques documents !!!

7 years ago.

Stormlizard ^club

Well photographed and documented Jaap.

7 years ago.

Clyde Sostand

Great view well taken,,

7 years ago.

Treasa Ui Cionaodha

Wonderful capture here. Well done Jaap Regards Tess.

7 years ago.

Cheryl Kelly (cher12… ^club

Fantastic composition and landscape shot!

7 years ago.

Jean

A lovely old church. It blends so beautifully with the scenery.

7 years ago.

ROL/Photo ^club

Very beautiful view...! tu étais aussi en Grèce le (29/06)..

7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club has replied to ROL/Photo ^club

You mean 29.05 ??

7 years ago.

Rainer Blankermann ^club

Charming. Beautiful composition, colors and textures!

7 years ago.

Gudrun ^club

Impressive photos and church!

7 years ago.

Ghislaine Girardot

Excellente !!

7 years ago.

Boro

Excellente **********

7 years ago.

Martine

Une belle église dans un beau paysage.

7 years ago.

Kama 56

Superbe paysage

7 years ago.

Nathalie ^club

Magnifique !!!

7 years ago.

Annemarie ^club

wonderful this
( will go toCreta soon=)

7 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club has replied to Annemarie ^club

I'm sure you will enjoy the island (hope it is not too hot).

7 years ago.

Annemarie ^club

wish you a serene week ahead!

7 years ago.

Graciel·la Vidal

Excellent images. For me, the better is the little of the apses.

7 years ago.

Danielle

Très Admirable cette prise de vue !

7 years ago.

Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿

Beautiful landscape !
... and very interesting photograph, Jaap !

7 years ago.

Philippe_28

Une petite église remarquable et très ancienne

7 years ago.

Fantasyfan

Fascinating view

7 years ago.

Hélène Lombard

Beau cadrage sur cette église et la montagne !

7 years ago.

Guy Bacca (guybac) ^club

Une église dont l'architecture est enharmonie avec la nature environnante.... Bien montrée avec trois vues sous trois angles différents

7 years ago.

Jadviga Grase ^club

Fantastic capture and old building!!!

7 years ago.

beverley

congratulations on explore and a fine
picture and information ...!

7 years ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

Grandiose une capture vraiment remarquable .

7 years ago.

Dick M

I like this point of view. Good Shooting!

7 years ago.

Cécile2016

Beautiful capture.

;-)

7 years ago.

menonfire ^club

Sehr imposante Bauwerke Jaap, Grüße MAIK

7 years ago.

Jeff Farley

This is a really nice shot Jaap.

7 years ago.

Alain Jouanne

jolie paysage

7 years ago.

Leo W ^club

Wirklich ein Schmuckstück, gut präsentiert.

7 years ago.

Rymie Jolie

Très beau paysage!

7 years ago.

Valfal

Beautiful photos of this ancient church! Thank you for sharing information about its history, Jaap.

7 years ago.

Helena Ferreira

Just wonderful!

7 years ago.

Treasa Ui Cionaodha

Seen In
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Congratulations on Explore What's Hot. Well deserved for this image Jaap. Regards Tess.

7 years ago.

RHH

Superb photo and a beautiful scene, Jaap.

7 years ago.

tiabunna ^club

Lovely images of these ancient buildings, Jaap.

7 years ago.

Zulma

wonderful image and pips!!!

7 years ago.

Roger Dodger ^club

Excellent!

7 years ago.

Eve

Magnifique ...j'aime les pierres

7 years ago.

Jürgen

fantastisch, aus diesen alten Materialien und noch relativ gut erhalten.

7 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club has replied to Jürgen

Relativ, denn das Innere war schwer unterstützt.

7 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Wonderful capture of a lovely old church

7 years ago.

Erhard Bernstein ^club

Very impressive!

7 years ago.

Rudy Bernardus

Mooi sober.

7 years ago.

Madeleine Defawes ^club

Belle image de Crête avec le soleil !

7 years ago.

Anne-Marie(Minus)

charmante petite chapelle

7 years ago.

tiltdesign2011

Sehr schöne Aufnahme!!

7 years ago.

Esther ^club

Wonderfully timeworn.

7 years ago.

cammino ^club

Beautiful scene.

7 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

A wonderful and very beautiful shot.

7 years ago.

sea-herdorf ^club

Eine ausgezeichnete Bildgestaltung, Jaap,

Schönes Wochenende

Erich

7 years ago.

sea-herdorf ^club

Der Ort strahlt sehr viel Ruhe aus, Jaap,
Ich wünsche Dir eine gute Woche
Erich

6 years ago.

Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* ^club

superbes photos********************
bon dimanche Jaap♫

4 years ago.

Günter Klaus ^club

Das ist ja toll,was sie da früher gebaut haben lieber Jaap und wo sie da liegt,ganz tolle Bilder hast du von dieser Kirche gemacht :))

Wünsche noch ein schönes Wochenende,liebe Grüße Güni :))

2 months ago.

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