The abandoned monastery of 'Ag. Georgiou Endyssenas you will meet it as you come from Tyros towards Ag. Andrea. The road is uphill, with bends and many branches. The distance to the Monastery is 7 km, but you will be compensated by the unique view!.. From above you will see the Argolic gulf
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The Monastery of Agios Nikodimos is a new Monastery and was built just before the village of Elliniko in Gortynia, on the road from Karytaina. The Monastery and the kinobi brotherhood that serves it follow the old Calendar. The monastery of Ag. Nikodimou very often receives many pilgrims from the
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The Monastery of Agios Nikolaos Valtetsinikos, is an old and historic monastery and hermitage located on the western side of the Kapsalis gorge, at a distance of 3 km from Valtetsinikos, on the road to the village of Olomades. It is built inside the fold of a rock, in a cavernous formation. Today
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The Varson Monastery, dedicated to Agios Nikolaos, is built on Mount Ktenia. It was founded in the 16th century. The abundant water that flows from the taps located in the monastery precincts springs from a spring located under the sacred step of the temple. The monastery has a rich archive of
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The Kaltezon Monastery is located near the village of Kaltezes in the Municipality of Valtetsi, while it is 13 km from Kato Asea and 31 km from Tripoli. It has been built in a beautiful and green location. A road leads to the monastery before the village of Mavroyianni, while road access is also
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At an altitude of 600m, on a branch of the provincial road Agios Andreas-Monis Artokostas-Prastos is the men's Monastery of Agios Nikolaos Karyas. The monastery can also be reached from Tyros and Vaskina. The architecture of the monastery is strongly reminiscent of the monasteries of Mount Athos.
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Leonidio, the capital of the Kynouria province since 1844, is built on the shores of the Myrtoos sea below Mount Parnonas. It developed after 1826, when the Turkish army of Ibrahim Pasha destroyed the old capital of Kynouria, Prastos. Tsakonian, a paraphrase of the ancient Doric dialect, is still
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It is located 5 km northwest of Leonidio. The Monastery of Agios Nikolaos Sitzas is an old monastery and today it is a nunnery. Nestled in the hollow of a cave in a steep red rock at a height of 500 m, it impresses for the spot chosen to be built. The view towards Leonidio and the islands of the
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The Holy Monastery of Agia Paraskevi Vahlia is located at an altitude of 1,045m. Southeast from the foothills of Mount Aphrodision. It is 5 km from the village of Vahlia, 65 km from Tripoli and 68 km from the Tower of Ilia. A road leads to the monastery that starts 1 km before Vahlia, at the height
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The Eimyalon Monastery is located in the idyllic gorge of Lousios in an impressive landscape, with water and trees while it is 3 km from Dimitsana and 68 km from Tripoli. You can reach the monastery by taking the downhill road that starts from the asphalt road that connects Dimitsana and Stemnitsa.
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The monastery of Ampelaki was founded in the 19th century, and is dedicated to the Nativity of the Virgin. Today it is a women's monastery and celebrates on September 8. It is located in eastern Falesia, built in a prominent position while surrounded by an imposing landscape, at the foot of Taugetos
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The Monastery of Panagia Gorgoepikou is built on the western slopes of the Goula hill which dominates Nestani and is located at an altitude of 680 m. From the position where the monastery is built, an excellent view of the Mantineia basin is offered. A road leads to the monastery from Nestani, while
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Above the village of Vlacherna at a height of 1,150 m stands the imposing rock of Bezenikos. On this hill, where the medieval castle of Bezenikos stood, is also the monastery of Agia Eleusa with an excellent view of the plain. From the village of Vlaherna there is a road that leads to the Monastery.
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Epano Chrepas Monastery is a women's monastery dedicated to the Dormition of the Virgin. A road leads to the monastery from Tripoli, from which it is 10 km. The road passes through the village of Perthori. The Monastery is built on a slope of Mount Mainalo, at an altitude of 1278m. It is the
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The Monastery of Evangelistria, part of the female Monastery of Eortakoustis (1617), is located on the road to the beach of Agios Andreas, near Leonidio. Agios Andreas is the Tsakonian capital village of the region with beautiful stone-built houses and lots of greenery. The inhabitants still speak
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The monastery of Panagia Kleivokas is located near Kontovazaina, on the western side of the beautiful gorge of the same name. Access to the monastery is by a narrow downhill road on the left from the intersection to Velimachi, Kardaritsi, and Paraloggou that we meet leaving Kontovazaina towards
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The monastery of Kalamios Atchiholos is dedicated to the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It has been built above the banks of the Lousios river, on the western side of the gorge of the same name. It is located at a distance of about 4 kilometers from the village of Atsicholos, in a wonderful
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At a distance of 3 km from the village of Nymphasia, near Vytina and in a beautiful mountainous natural environment at an altitude of 840 m, is the old monastery of Kernitsa. The Monastery is 47 km from Tripoli and 7 km from Vytina. The monastery was built in the 14th century (1386), and is
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Women's monastery dedicated to the Dormition of the Virgin, 1 km NW of Valtetsinikos. The monastery is surrounded by a magnificent landscape overgrown with firs, cedars and maples. The catholicon was built between the end of the 16th c. and the beginning of the 17th century, in a difficult time,
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The Boura Monastery is located near the village of Leontari, from which it is 6 km away, while it is next to the Leontari-Sparti road. It is built on a verdant hill, at a distance of 4 km from the picturesque village of Falaisia. The monastery is dedicated to the Dormition of the Virgin but
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It is located northwest of Astros, in the area of Ancient Thyreatis, in an area scattered with antiquities. It was probably built on the site of an early Christian church of the 5th century. A.D. The catholicon belongs to the type of complex tetragonal inscribed cruciform with a dome, with
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The old Filosofou Monastery is the most historic and oldest monastery in Arcadia (10th century) and one of the oldest Byzantine monuments in Greece. According to tradition, it was founded in 963 by Ioannis Lampardopoulos, the so-called "philosopher", secretary of the emperor Nikephoros Phokas. The
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The monastery of Palaiopanagia, dedicated to Panagia Eleousa, is located at the first turns of the road 'Astrous - Panagia Malevi - Ag. Petrou, on the left, where the streams of the opposite hillside meet. From a nearby bend, a good dirt road starts that leads to the monastery gate. The monastery
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We meet the Monastery of Panagia Artokosta as we cross the rocky slopes of Mount Parnon in the direction of Prastos. At a distance of 3 km. NE of the Monastery there are the ruins of the old Monastery, known as Kato Panagia which probably dates back to the 12th century. Unknown why, this Monastery
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The monastery of Panagia Vlacherna is an old monastery, which is built in a cave of Mount Kastania and is located south of Vlacherna. Only the catholicon, i.e. the church of the monastery, is preserved, while it has no monks today. Road access to the monastery is available from an intersection of
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Elona Monastery is one of the most beautiful and famous monasteries of Arcadia. It is located on the road to Kosmas and is 14 km from Leonidio while the distance from Tripoli is 107 km. Built in the Dafnon gorge in an exceptionally beautiful location perched on a vertical and imposing red rock, it
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The monastery of Panagia Theotokos Karyas is an old monastery located on Parnonas, which is now abandoned. Only the catholicon of the monastery is preserved. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
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The monastery of Panagia Kounoupias is located on the edge of the village of Kounoupias in Kynouria. The beautiful temple is built in the style of a domed basilica with an inscribed cruciform. It was built in the 10th century, probably on the foundations of an ancient temple. It was renovated in
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The Monastery is a women's complex of the end of the 19th century and, to be precise, 1883, as a built-in plaque states. Religiously, it belongs to I.M. Gortynos and Megalopolis and administratively belongs to the Municipality of Megalopolis. Before entering the straight to Megalopolis where the
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The female Monastery of Panagia Malevi is located at a distance of 44 km from Tripoli and 5 km from Agios Petros, on the road to Astros. It is the most famous monastery of Kynouria and attracts a large number of pilgrims every year. Built on the slopes of Mount Parnon and at an altitude of 950 m, it
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It is an old monastery located between Leontari and Durrës, in a landscape overgrown with fir trees. The monastery has been connected with recent Greek history, as it was during the revolution of 21 the stronghold of Papaflessa. In fact, the abbot of the monastery, Dimitrios, was its famous
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The Monastery of Panagia of Kandila is located above the village of Kandila of Mantineia and is perched on a steep mountainside. The monastery is 41 km from Tripoli, via Levidius. The founding time of the monastery is not known. What is certain is that it flourished during the 18th century, was set
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The historical monastery of Timi Prodromos dominates over the left bank of the Lousios river. It is built at the base of a high and wild rock and is located almost opposite the Philosofou Monastery while it is 39 km from Tripoli. According to historical evidence, the monastery was founded in the
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It is an old male monastery dedicated to John the Baptist. It is located in the gorge of the river Tanos near the village of Perdikovrysi in Kastri and is built on a steep rock. The landscape surrounding the monastery is imposing and with its unspoilt natural beauty. An inscription testifies to the
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It is an old and picturesque monastery located at a distance of 3 km from Agios Vasilios Kynourias, in a beautiful and green location near the country road that leads to the village and lower than its level. Regarding the name of the monastery, it is believed to come from a mulberry tree. The
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The Filosofou Monastery is located in the ravine of the Lousios river, south of Dimitsana. It is dedicated to the Dormition of the Virgin. It is built on the western side of the Lousios river gorge, southwest of Dimitsana and at a distance of one and a half hours on foot from it, while it is 86 km
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