Church of the Assumption of the Virgin
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is located in Tylissos, which is 14 km from Heraklion. It is built within walking distance from the Transfiguration of the Savior (Christ) church in the village square.
It is a small, one-roomed, vaulted church with traces of frescoes, which dates from the period of the Venetian rule. It bears the coat of arms of an unknown noble family on its door. Over the years, the church underwent several operations. It was plastered and whitewashed, resulting in large part of the murals being covered. Today, on the north and south walls of the church, fragments (in the middle zone), Saint George on a large scale, Saint Anthony, the Virgin Mary among angels and a figure of a Saint who is not easily discernible are preserved.
During his passage through Tylissos, the Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Gerola recorded the church northwest of the square. However, he did not give more details about it except for the decoration of the arches that supported its dome. The temple also has a slingshot, which on one side ends in a stone-carved mensolina. Inside, the church is simple with a simple wooden iconostasis.
Older villagers claim that the church was the catholicon of a small monastery, and the old houses around it were the monks' cells. In fact, during the renovation of one of the houses, two empty tombs were discovered, which may be related to the operation of the monastery.