Neratze Mosque

The Neratze Mosque, formerly the Santa Maria Church, was a monastery church converted into a mosque in 1657. Today, the building is a cultural centre for the municipality of Rethymno.

About this building

The mosque houses today a conservatoire.

Key Features

  • Monuments
  • Interior features
  • Links to national heritage

Visitors information

  • Level access to the main areas
  • Parking within 250m
  • Café within 500m

Other nearby buildings

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Church of St. Barbara, Rethymno

The church of St. Barbara (Agia Varvara) in Rethymno was built in 1885 on the site of an earlier church from 1663. During Ottoman rule of Crete the church was transformed into a bathhouse. With Russian occupation, the building served as a place of worship for the new authorities.