The Monastery of Saints Anargyro, the oldest monastery of Laconia, is located in a plateau of Parnonas (on the Stamatira hill), at an altitude of about a thousand meters, near the villages of Vassaras, Veria and Tsintzina. The existence of the Monastery is already witnessed in the 9th century (881
…»
The monastery of Agios Pantos is built on the top of the verdant hill "Akoumaros", dominating over the town of Gytheio. Here there has been a hermit life since ancient times, as can be seen from references in old documents and as evidenced by the ruins of the cemetery cells and the traditional water
…»
The Monastery of the Forty Great Martyrs has been built in an area characterized by rare natural beauty. At a distance of 15 minutes north-east from the new Monastery is the old Monastery, built in a natural ravine next to the calm waters of the Sofroni stream. The monastic complex is an entire
…»
The Vrontochi Monastery, the richest and strongest monastery of Mystras, included the church of Saints Theodore and Panagia Odegetria. Odigetria, built around 1310, belongs to the so-called mixed type of Mystras, a combination of a three-aisled basilica on the ground floor and a five-domed cruciform
…»
The Monastery is built at an altitude of about a thousand meters in Taygetos, while to the west of the Monastery stretches a dense fir forest, to its north is Koumousta, while the whole surrounding area is full of chestnut pines and firs. The Monastery celebrates during the feast of Zoodochos Pigi
…»
The historic Monastery of Dekoulos or Dekoulos, is a 16th century building with the triple church of Zoodochos Pigi, Agios Nikolaos and Panteleimonos located inside the Monastery. In the church you will see rare hagiographies depicting, among other things, Pantocrator surrounded by the zodiac. In
…»
North of Porto-Gerakas, on the edge of a cliff, on top of a hill, is a solitary building, the Monastery of Evangelistria. It was built shortly before the middle of the 19th century by the Epirus doctor - botanist Kyriakos Stournaras, who lived as an ascetic in a cave on the opposite mountain. You
…»
It is located on Mount Taygetos, on its eastern side, at an altitude of 500 meters, in a green landscape and is 19 km from Sparta. According to an inscription, the I.M. was built in 1639 on the ruins of an older Christian church. The name "Zerbitsa" is probably a Slavic toponym and is interpreted as
…»
At the monastery of Katafugiotissa, which is built in a cave, the road, which is easily accessible by car, ends from the square of D.D. Anogeion. The monastery is located in a recess of a vertical vertical slope and is protected by a double gate, it is dedicated to Panagia Zoodocho Pigi. The lower
…»
It is located in the northwest of the historical village of Bresthena. The church was the catholicon of the monastery but at the same time a cathedral and the seat of the Bishopric of Bresthenes at the beginning of the 18th century. It is a three-aisled vaulted basilica that preserves the original
…»
The Koumpari Monastery (deserted today) is located in the SW. Paleopanagia and access to it is via a good dirt road. The church was founded at the beginning of the 17th century and is recorded with remarkable hagiographies from 1602. Editor: Fotini Anastasopoulou
…»
North of Skala, on the road to Geraki, to the west of the large settlement of Vrontamas in the Municipality of Skala, the Evrotas flows at the bottom of a canyon, with its green slopes cut high by stone volumes. The Old Monastery of the Four Saints is located behind the current Monastery of the Four
…»
The monastery of Panagia tis Giatrissa is located in the Municipality of Smynous, near the forest of Vasiliki of Taygetos. We can reach it by car following the route: Agios Nikolaos - Kastania - IM Panagias Yatrissas. In an idyllic location and at an altitude of 1040 meters is built the Monastery of
…»
The catholicon, founded by the "protostater and catholic mediator" of the Despotate of Moreos Ioannis Fragopoulos, belongs to the so-called mixed type of Mystras. In the arch of the Sanctuary and the bell tower, influences from western standards are evident. A painting of exceptional Paleologian art
…»
The Monastery of Heroitsa (or Roytsa) is located near the village of Melissa, 52 km from Sparta and belongs to the Municipality of Sminos. It is said that there was a temple of the goddess Athena in the area. The Monastery was named after the Source of the Living Spring (The Flow of the Spring)
…»
The monastery known as "Panagia Spiliotissa", is located in the middle of the road Kelefas - Kryoneri, towards the north and belongs to the jurisdiction of the Holy Sepulcher. The monastery is built on top of a hill. A steep ravine opens to the northwest, separating Kelefa from the Homeric town of
…»
In the gorge of Byros, near the Lykaki Monastery and the settlement of Pedinos in the Municipality of Lefktro, the destroyed Monastery of Sotiros can be found. According to a document from 1681, the Monastery was built in the 14th century. Its renovation took place in 1807 based on an engraved
…»
The Monastery of Sotiros is located near the village of Kotronas, around 85 km south of Sparta. The church, dedicated to Christ the Saviour, was built around 1500. The monastery is a donation of the Cretan family of the Kallergis, who settled in the settlement of Gonea after being persecuted by the
…»
The Monastery of Tsigou or the monastery of the Petrolians, is dedicated to Panagia and celebrates the Birth of the Virgin on September 8. It belongs to the Stephanopoulian family. The church is of Byzantine style with a dome and a belfry with two bells above the front door on the west side. The
…»
The IM of Faneromeni is located after Diros on the main road to Gerolimena, between Areopolis and Gerolimena, near the village of Fragoulia or Fragoulianika, i.e. in the center of the settlements of Mesa Mani. The katholikon, i.e. the church of the monastery, is dedicated to Panagia Faneromeni. In
…»
