The Monastery of Ag. Paraskevi Monodendriou is built at a distance of approximately 600 meters from the square of the settlement of Monodendriou and dominates the edge of the Vikos ravine, in a landscape of shocking beauty. According to tradition, it was built by ascetics, who from the 13th century
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Above the Tsepelovou - Skamnelio road, on a rocky slope, is the monastery of Agia Paraskevi Skamnelio, at a distance of a quarter of an hour on foot. The Monastery was founded in 1697, and only its katholikon is preserved, built in the style of a single-aisled basilica, with remarkable hagiographies
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In the place of Dobritsi Riachovou, which belongs to the Pogoni area of the prefecture of Ioannina, is the Holy Monastery of Agios Georgios Riachovou, in a magical natural environment. The monastery was founded and started to be built in March 1998 and was completed in December 2004, under the
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The monastery of Agios Nikolaos Stratigopoulos or Dilios is located on Lake Ioannina. It is built on the north-eastern side of the Island and is located a short distance from the monastery of Philanthropines. It consists of the catholicon and a two-story cell built into its western side, surrounded
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The monastery of Agios Nikolaos Stratigopoulos or Dilios is located on Lake Ioannina. It is built on the north-eastern side of the Island and is located a short distance from the monastery of Philanthropines. It consists of the catholicon and a two-story cell built into its western side, surrounded
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The monastery of Agios Nikolaos, which is located in Skamneli, Zagori, was founded by three monks of the monastery of Agia Paraskevi in 1683, among whom was a certain Theofanis. The history of this monastery is newer, but there were old portable icons, of great value, which were unfortunately
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Fragades is a picturesque village, built amphitheatrically at an altitude of 960 meters, opposite the imposing Mitsikeli and which is 58 km from Ioannina. It belongs to the villages of central Zagori and is classified as a traditional preserved settlement. The settlement of Fragades owes its name to
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It is located on the island of Lake Pamvotida and was founded in the 15th century. It is a historic preserved monument. The foundation of the monastery is placed before the beginning of the 16th century, as revealed by the autobiography of two local ascetics with aristocratic origins, Osios
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The Vellas Monastery is located on a hill near the Kalamas River, 35 kilometers from Ioannina while it is close to Kalpaki. It owes its name to the Byzantine city of the same name, which was located on a hill near Kalamas and was inhabited until the 17th century. Today one can see the ruins of the
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The Monastery of Evangelistria Ano Pedina is located at the entrance of the village of Ano Pedina (Ano Sudena), at the foot of Kato Mahala. The catholicon of the monastery is a domed basilica with a narthex and three apses to the east. The construction took place, according to an inscription, in
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The Monastery of Panagia Iliokalis is dedicated to the Dormition of the Virgin Mary. It is located on the Driscos mountain near Ioannina and is about 14 kilometers from them. It is a fortress-type monastery, built with stone. An old two-story building with cells on the ground floor and stables and
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The monastery of Kastritsa, which is dedicated to the Assumption of John the Baptist, was built around the 11th century or 1196. The monastery's catholicon is a rare type of church with a square cross plan and an octagonal dome. Internally, the temple is covered with beautiful 17th century
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At a short distance and north of the settlement of Kastri is the monastery of the Dormition of the Virgin of Siutista. It is a one-room basilica with a wooden roof (painted in 1913). In the aforementioned monastery there is the icon of Panagia Odegitra dated to the year 1586. An inscription outside
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The Monastery of the Dormition of the Virgin is located in the southwest of Metsovo, exactly where the Metsovitikos and the Aniliotikos intersect, which are tributaries of the Arachthos. The Monastery, built in a ravine, looks like a fortress and is surrounded by a high wall. Editor: Fotini
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The Dormition Monastery is located in Molyvdoskepasto, near the Greek-Albanian border, at the confluence of Aoos and Sarantaporos. The monastery got its name from the lead sheets that covered the roof of the church. Today, the monastery maintains its imposing fortress appearance, with high walls
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Next to the village of Loggades, opposite the mosques of the city of Ioannina, on the north-eastern side of Lake Pamvotida, is built the famous monastery of Panagia Durahani, or as the locals call it, Panagia Durahaniotissa. It was built by Durahan Pasha of Thessaly because in 1434 he spent the
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The Monastery of Nativity of Holy Mary is located in Paliouri in the Kourentochoria region, near the village of Klimatia and is approached from the Ioannina-Igoumenitsa national road. The catholikon of the Monastery is a three-aisled basilica that is covered with furnaces. According to tradition, it
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The monastery of Panagia Spilaiotissa is dedicated to the Dormition of the Virgin. It is located between Aristis and Papigos, built on a vertical rock, next to the river bank. Voidomati near the bridge. The monastic complex develops on and inside the rock on several levels which communicate with
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The Monastery of Pateros, which is dedicated to the Dormition of the Virgin, is located near the village of Lithino, at a distance of 5 km west of Zitsa. According to testimonies, the Monastery was originally founded on the left bank of Kalamas, in the place where the chapel of Ag. Athanasiou, then
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At the top of Prophet Ilias hill is the famous monastery of the area. Lord Byron was hosted here in 1809, traveling from Ioannina to Tepeleni. It is naturally located at the highest point of Zitsa among a dense pine forest. Its enclosure, the catholicon, the recently restored cells and the cistern
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The Sosinou Monastery is located on a verdant hill between the villages of Ano and Kato Parakalamos and is dedicated to the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary. The monastery is approached via a dirt road with poor access. It is very likely that the monastery was founded during the late Byzantine times
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The Holy Monastery of Taxiarchon Gouras is built on rocks and the high bell tower is particularly noticeable. The whole site is a stone platform of Mount Nemertsika. The main entrance is on the southwest side and because the monastery used to be at risk from robbers, it had a different
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The Tsoukas Monastery, which is dedicated to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, is located on the hill of the same name, near the community of Elliniko in Katsanochoria. It is built on the edge of the cliff in the Straits of Arachthos, while it is surrounded by a landscape of incomparable beauty.
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The Monastery of Agios Nikolaos Philanthropines (or Spanos) was founded in late Byzantine times. In 1291/2, the monastery's catholicon was renovated by Michael Philanthropinos, as mentioned in an inscription that is preserved inside the lintel of the main church. It reached its peak in the 16th
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