The Church of St Catherine and St John the Hermit is a 16th-century church in the city Chania.
During the Ottoman rule in Crete, the church was used as a bakery and as a workshop. The church has two naves, one dedicated to Saint Catherine and the other to the patron saint of Chania, Saint John the Hermit.
Agios Nikolaos is an Orthodox church, ortinally built as a monastery church in the 14th century. During the Ottoman occupation of Crete, the church was transformed into a mosque. In 1928, it was transformed again into a church. It is the only church in Greece with both a bell tower and a minaret.
The church of St. Rocco is a temple built in 1630. It was dedicated to Saint Rokkos, probably as a gesture to gain the saint's favour to stop a plague in the city.
The Greek-orthodox Church of Agia Irini is a small place of worship in the Old Town of Chania.
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