Agia Paraskevi – Voutas

The byzantine church of Agia Paraskevi (Saint Paraskevi) is located about 13 km away from Paleochora, and about 500 meters outside the village of Voutas in Chania, on the road heading to Kalamio and Sklavopoula. It is a small white church, whose one side is characteristically sloping. The church is full of exceptional hagiography murals that were painted during the second half of the 14th century. What makes this church special is that, apart from murals depicting figures of saints and scenes from the life of Christ, there are also extensive murals that portray in detail the punishment, through torture, of the sinners in hell. Next to the church there is a small cemetery.

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