The monastery of Agia Irini s a fine example of a restored and conserved Orthodox monument and has been awarded the Europa Nostra prize in 1993. It is a fortified monastery is estimated to have been built in the period of the Early Renaissance. Its Ecclesiastical Museum includes ecclesiastical objects and personal belongings of Theodoros Tzedakis, Metropolite of Rethymno and Avlopotamos (1933-1996).