At the top of Mount Ypsilos Pantokratoros (ancient Histoni), at an altitude of 914 meters, is the mighty Monastery of Ypsilos or Megalo Pantokratoros. The monastery was built in 1347 with the consent of 23 villages of Mount Ypsilos Pantokratoros. It was destroyed in 1537 and rebuilt in the 17th century. Its facade dates back to the 19th century. The monastic complex consists of the temple of Pantokrator Sotiros Christos, inner courtyards and various ground-floor buildings with arches (cells, guesthouses). The stone-built, renovated church is of the three-aisled basilica type with a sloping roof, arched windows and a spacious narthex. Inside it can be seen a wood-carved gilded iconostasis (from 1711), a mosaic floor with rhomboid decoration and fragments of frescoes (14th and 17th centuries). There are also portable icons of the Heptanean school as well as interesting silver ecclesiastical vessels. The Monastery celebrates on August 6, the day of the Transfiguration of the Savior.
Editor: Niki Kalopaidis