Church of Christ the Saviour

In the village of Tylisos, in the Heraklion regional unit, the Church of Christ the Saviour stands as a modest Byzantine chapel, its simple stone form typical of rural Cretan ecclesiastical architecture. The dedication to Christ the Saviour echoes a widespread tradition of such small churches across the island. Nearby, excavation between 1971 and 1984 revealed layers of far older habitation, from Late Minoan through Classical and Hellenistic times, including Hellenistic artifacts. The church thus sits within a landscape inhabited for millennia, its quiet presence layered over the deep past of ancient Tu-ri-so.