greek hotels - Roustika Taking the road to Zouridi village, where you will also find the Roman tombs, head for Roustika village (from the Italian 'rustico' meaning rural), which is 21 km from Rethymnon and 290 m above sea level. It is set in pretty landscape and has the appearance of a small town. At Livadi there is a double-aisled temple, from ca 1381, with well-preserved murals, a beautiful wood-carved templon and an unusual belfry. To the southeast of the village there is the famous Roustika Monastery, dedicated to Profitis (Prophet) Ilias. It was built in 1637, according to the inscription on the belfry, in the middle of a large garden. The monastery's temple is a triple-aisled basilica with a cupola, decorated with impressive murals. It has a wood-carved pulpit and a beautiful templon, both made in 1844 by Aetos Katzourakis. Holy vessels, canonicals, and relics of the Four Martyrs, Agia Marina, Agios Georgios and other saints are kept in the monastery. There is also a library of historical documents and manuscripts. The monastery was destroyed by the Turks in 1823. Only the church was saved, but it was also torn down and re-built in 1831 by S. Savakis. It was destroyed yet again in 1866 and then re-built once more.

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Taking the road to Zouridi village, where you will also find the Roman tombs, head for Roustika village (from the Italian 'rustico' meaning rural), which is 21 km from Rethymnon and 290 m above sea level. It is set in pretty landscape and has the appearance of a small town. At Livadi there is a double-aisled temple, from ca 1381, with well-preserved murals, a beautiful wood-carved templon and an unusual belfry. To the southeast of the village there is the famous Roustika Monastery, dedicated to Profitis (Prophet) Ilias. It was built in 1637, according to the inscription on the belfry, in the middle of a large garden. The monastery's temple is a triple-aisled basilica with a cupola, decorated with impressive murals. It has a wood-carved pulpit and a beautiful templon, both made in 1844 by Aetos Katzourakis. Holy vessels, canonicals, and relics of the Four Martyrs, Agia Marina, Agios Georgios and other saints are kept in the monastery. There is also a library of historical documents and manuscripts.
The monastery was destroyed by the Turks in 1823. Only the church was saved, but it was also torn down and re-built in 1831 by S. Savakis. It was destroyed yet again in 1866 and then re-built once more.