Greece - Crete, Spili

Unlike many other churches we visited in Greece and Crete this church (Saint Peter and Paul Church or Saint Raphael Church ??) is a quite modern one, being built in the early 1990’s in a tasteful way. The church is located just outside the village of Spili - at the seat of the bishop of the Diocese of Lambi, Sivritos and Sfakia. It is home of a theological seminary and most probably one will see many priests (in training) in and around this little town.

We were free to walk around and admire the arched entryways, marble-floor courtyard, nicely decorated church and numerous illustrations of religious motives.

Günter Klaus, MaggsMep, Roger (Grisly), Fred Fouarge and 102 other people have particularly liked this photo

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LutzP ^club

...beautifully captured, Jaap (and reminds me on M.C. Escher somehow)

7 years ago.

ROL/Photo ^club

Superbe cette église typiquement Grecque

7 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club

Superb, sunny shot!!

7 years ago.

ROL/Photo ^club

Ohh excuse me .. ave also a nice W/end

7 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Terrific shot Jaap, HFF and a lovely wekend.

7 years ago.

Heidiho ^club

That's really great.
Happy weekend !

7 years ago.

Jadviga Grase ^club

An inexpressible beauty .... fantastic capture Jaap!!!

7 years ago.

Joël Mocoeur ^club

joli cadrage de ce beau site.

7 years ago.

Edward Bowthorpe

Beautiful shot Jaap,eddie,

7 years ago.

Marie-claire Gallet

A marvelous architecture under the Greek blue sky, Jaap !! Thank you for sharing !!!

7 years ago.

Hélène Lombard

Bon résumé pour une superbe photo nette et précise ! bravo

7 years ago.

Ruesterstaude ^club

Interesting building, Jaap! The Little wave is the i-point

7 years ago.

Gudrun ^club

New but in the old style- HFF, Jaap!

7 years ago.

HappySnapper

Very ornate and I love that pure blue sky. Good weekend Jaap.

7 years ago.

Erika Akire

...a wonderful view...

7 years ago.

Madeleine Defawes ^club

Very beautiful in the blue sky !

7 years ago.

Walter 7.8.1956 ^club

Wonderful!!!!!!

7 years ago.

Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* ^club

superbe !
bon week-end mon ami ! cordialement !

7 years ago.

Hansruedi Voegele ^club

Sehr schöne Aufnahme!

7 years ago.

Richard Nuttall

Superb shot -i would have sworn it as Byzantine too! HFF Jaap!

7 years ago.

Adele ^club

Beautiful architecture so finely captured, Jaap!
Have a nice weekend

7 years ago.

tiabunna ^club

A stylish building and well taken, Jaap. HFF.

7 years ago.

Cheryl Beal ^club

OK then Jaap.....where is the fence!!?? HFF and fab weekend to you!!

7 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club has replied to Cheryl Beal ^club

Between the tower and the church !!

7 years ago.

Cheryl Beal ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Oooooops so it is......sorry!!!!

7 years ago.

Doug Shepherd ^club

Excellent composition and PiP's - HFF and a good weekend Jaap.

7 years ago.

Pat Del ^club

Excellente photo ! Le cadrage est parfait !

7 years ago.

Nicole Merdrignac ^club

Photo superbe. Cordialement. Nicole.

7 years ago.

Mario Vargas ^club

beautiful shapes, nice curves, beutiful colours

7 years ago.

Ulrich John ^club

Sehr schön ! HFF und ein schönes Wochenende !

7 years ago.

Smiley Derleth ^club

Beautifully designed building, drawn on tradition. The deep sky strikes this into relief.

7 years ago.

Trudy Tuinstra ^club

prachtige heldere foto

7 years ago.

Marek Ewjan Stachows…

interesting pictures of the unusual church
have a nice weekend Jaap → Marek-Ewjan

7 years ago.

Ecobird ^club

Beautiful images Jaap. Very attractive and so clean and bight looking against that perfect blue sky. Well captured and composed

7 years ago.

sea-herdorf ^club

Eine perfekte Serie von dieser zeitgenössischen Architektur, Jaap,
freundliche Grüße
Erich

7 years ago.

Esther ^club

It is different than many of the churches in Greece, but it is no less beautiful.

7 years ago.

Danielle

C'est vraiment de toure Beauté*************

7 years ago.

Schussentäler ^club

wunderschöne Kirche

7 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club

What a pretty church. I love it against that incredibly blue sky!

7 years ago.

@ngélique ❤️ ^club

waouhhhhhhhhh ! que c'est beau ! j'adore **************** bravo Jaap

7 years ago.

Kama 56

extra cette vue et ces couleurs

7 years ago.

Rainer Blankermann

An impressive church. Perfect captured!!

7 years ago.

Susanne Hoy

Eine beeindruckende Kirche!

7 years ago.

Pam J ^club

Perfect !

7 years ago.

Bruce Dean (Puchinpa… ^club

It is interesting to see a newer construction. We were just remarking the other day about how few new church buildings we see when we visit Europe. Touring the older parts of cities when we travel no doubt accounts for some of that.

7 years ago.

Nora Caracci ^club

beautiful, interesting and very well taken, great luminosity too !

7 years ago.

micritter

Outstanding shots (outside and inside) of an exceptionally beautiful Greek church.

7 years ago.

Valfal ^club

A beautiful capture of this outstanding church architecture!

7 years ago.

Leo W ^club

very beautiful architectur picture

7 years ago.

sasithorn_s

Beautiful architecture superbly captured, Jaap! Amazing details in PiPs!

7 years ago.

tatranka7

Amazing building, architecture, wonderful composition....

7 years ago.

Jeanne chevillard

Magnifique,j'aime beaucoup .

7 years ago.

John Cass

Excellent shot.

7 years ago.

Marije Aguillo ^club

Preciosa toma.

7 years ago.

Eric Desjours ^club

Wonderful composition. And I agree with you about the fine taste of this neo-classical architecture.
Greetings, Eric

7 years ago.

Annemarie ^club

most beautiful
(Thanks for your BD wishes my friend:)

7 years ago.

Dick M

Good composition and color.

7 years ago.

Gary Schotel ^club

Beautiful building.

7 years ago.

Silvana -Silvy 51

bellissima chiesa, ottima ripresa! YS

ciao, Silvy

7 years ago.

Eve

Magnifique avec ce ciel ***

7 years ago.

Jeff Farley

A magnificent capture of this lovely church Jaap.

7 years ago.

Lucette

C'est de toute beauté !!!

7 years ago.

Uli F. ^club

Eine sehr schöne, moderne Kirche im alten orthodoxen Stil gebaut, Jaap!

7 years ago.

Peter_Private_Box ^club

Hi Jaap,

Very nice capture on a nice sunny day! Great atmosphere!

Best Wishes
Peter

7 years ago.

Treasa Ui Cionaodha

Fantastic shot of this church. Great Info. Well done Jaap Regards Tess

7 years ago.

Roger Bennion ^club

Marvellous crystal clear light. A perfect mix of colours and superb detail. Excellent framing, Jaap.

7 years ago.

cp_u ^club

excellent!

7 years ago.

Percy Schramm ^club

It' s really a beautiful modern church, but built in an old style !

7 years ago.

TRIPOD MAN ^club

Sehr interessant !

7 years ago.

Edward Herdwick

Great composition, beautiful light and colours

7 years ago.

Trudy Tuinstra ^club

heel mooi. HBM

2 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club

This is very nice Jaap. Well done.

HBM, enjoy the day. Herb

2 years ago.

tiabunna ^club

Beautiful images, Jaap. HBM and have a good week.

2 years ago.

Christa1004 ^club

I fully agree what you wrote: it's really a tasteful recent architecture, in contrast to some modern churches... HBM Jaap.

2 years ago.

Xata ^club

Built according to local architecture... HBM Jaap

2 years ago.

Fred Fouarge ^club

HBM-Jaap

2 years ago.

Scott Holcomb ^club

A shaded bench!
HBM

2 years ago.

trester88 ^club

Modern und trotzdem traditionell.
HBM und einen guten Start in die Woche, Jaap!

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Beautifully designed and nicely captured Jaap
HFF and a good weekend.

2 years ago.

Günter Klaus ^club

Das ist echt eine schöne Bauart lieber Japp und du hast sie auch sehr schön präsentiert :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

12 months ago.

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