Agios Nikolaos in Ormos

The church of Agios Nikolaos is located in a small bay, where ships anchored during the Byzantine and Venetian periods. It is a single-aisled church with a dome, and was most probably built before the Arab conquest of Crete in 827-828.

Two layers of frescoes adorn its interior walls. The oldest layer is non-iconic and dates back to the period of iconoclasm. The church is one of the few examples of early-Byzantine architecture in Crete, and gave its name to the city of Agios Nikolaos.