The monastery of Arkadiou, Venetian style, 16th century. During the 1866 holocaust, many Cretan rebels who sought refuge in the monastery perished during… The entrance gate. Entrance gate, from inside. The Venetian church (1587). Back of the double-aisle church. Other buildings of the monastery. Ossuary. Ossuary. Monastery's ostrich farm. Monastery's ostrich farm. Around the monastery. MatalaMyrtos Labels