The Byzantine church of Agios Nikolaos is situated in the Apokoronas area, close to Chania, and it can be reached if you take the exit to Armeni from the highway in between Georgioupolis and Chania or from Kalives. You follow the route Armeni - Provarma - Samonas - Chiliomoudou to Kares. After passing the village of Chiliomoudou you are not far from the Agios Nikolaos church any more. It is easy since you only have to follow the brown signs that point into the direction you should take to get there. On your way up the curvy roads and through the villages you will get wonderful views of the valley below, the bay, Kalives and Almyrida, and the White Mountains.

The Agios Nikolaos Church is a Byzantine church dating from the 11th century. The walls of this church are decorated with frescoes that date from 1230-1236. Because the church is in a remote position these frescoes have never been changed and they are all original. A sign at the church says that the church is opened all days from 9.00 to 15.30 except for Fridays when it is closed, but supposedly it is also more often closed that opened on the opening hours. It's not allowed to take pictures inside the church. Above the church of Agios Nikolaos there is a small chapel built into a cave. This chapel is called the Agia Mama. If you leave the Agios Nikolaos church and drive further you will see a sign after about 600 meter pointing to the Agia Mama chapel. You can park your car here and walk up the steep track to the chapel.