Category: Geosites of Historical – Cultural Interest
Points of particular cultural importance, such as historical monuments, traditional settlements, monasteries and myths associated with the place.
The Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary of Stagiades is located just outside the village of Chasia, approximately 30 km from Kalampaka, this monastery dates back to 1004 AD, making it not only the oldest monastery in the Kalampaka region, but also one of the oldest in all…
View moreOn the eastern slopes of Mount Koziakas and at an altitude of 540 meters is the women's monastery of the Holy Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary of Vitouma. According to sources, it was founded in 1161 at the expense of Konstantinos Tarchaniotis and his wife Zoe. From…
View moreIn a natural cavity (tafoni) on the rock of Agios Pnevmas, opposite Panagia Doupiani in Kastraki, and accessible only to climbers, lies the Holy Monastery of Agios Georgios Mandilas. According to a long-standing local tradition, on the feast day of Saint George, at the end of the liturgical celebration, young…
View moreThe Holy Monastery of the Holy Cross of Dolianos Krania is one of the most remarkable post-Byzantine monuments of the 18th century. The pheronimos church, the only building that survives today, with its original and imposing architecture and the rich decoration, finds the place it deserves nestled in a green…
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