Monastery Cave of Saint Kyriaki

Close to the village, you can find the cave monastery of Saint - Agia Kyriaki, which has been declared a historical monument.

The cave monastery is built in the hollow of a rock in a location of extraordinary natural beauty. According to tradition, the shepherds who looked after their animals which grazed in the area at night, saw a light lit near the monastery, which disappeared in the morning. When they arrived there, they found the icon of Agia Kyriaki in a hole, and so they built the monastery in her honour. Evidence reveals the existence of the monastery around 1800.

Finally, Saint – Agia Kyriaki was the focal point, the location, of important historical events: The Turks demolished the monastery with cannons placed at Vagenas. Also, during the Turkish occupation, the people of Vamvakou hid their valuables in the fig tree that existed there and in the holes of rocks. A characteristic figure was Daniel Katsiris, who built the well-known cell, which is located above and to the right of the cave monastery.