Christ Savior monastery in Psathi

On the main road that leads from Koutsounari to the village of Agios Ioannis in the province of Ierapetra we meet a sign to the Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Psathi . From there, a bad dirt road leads us to the position Psathi where this small monastery, also known as Pelekkissia , was built.

Today, the monastery is inactive and only the church of the Transfiguration of the Savior , which celebrates on 6 August, remains. Within walking distance of the church there are the ruins of buildings, which were apparently the monk cells of the monastery.

There is also a small cluster of Cretan date palm trees beside an old stone-built cistern, and many perennial olive trees around the monastery.