Kremasta Monastery near Neapolis

The Monastery of Kremasti or Kremasta is located south of Neapolis town , on the road connecting the town to the village Vrisses , at a position overlooking Neapolis . It is built with fort architecture on a steep wooded hillside of Mount Kavalaras and gives the impression that it’s hanging, a phenomenon to which the monastery owes its name ( kremasti means hanging).

The exact name of the monastery is the Monastery of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel in Kremasti and is dedicated to these saints. It is believed that it was built in 1593 and it has played a very important role in the education of locals during the Turkish Era.

The main is located on the northern edge of the monastery. Outside the fortress complex, there was built a newer church dedicated to Myrrhbearers .