BYZANTINE CHURCHES OF KASTORIA
Kastoria
Religious buildings
Byzantine churches are to be visited in the city of Kastoria.Read more
AGIA EKATIRINI CHURCH IN THESSALONIKI
Ious 2, Thessaloniki
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Late 13th-century Byzantine church. Rich brick decoration. Interesting fragments of frescoes ...Read more
MONASTÈRE DE LA PANAGIA PORPHYRA
Panagias Porfyras, Agios Achillios
Abbey monastery and convent
Former monastery on the island of Agios Achillios, founded in 1524. The catholicon contains ...Read more
CHURCH AGIOS GEORGIOS D'AGIOS ACHILLIOS
Agiou Georgiou, Agios Achillios
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
A beautiful single-nave church at Agios Achillios.Read more
MIKRI ANALIPSI HERMITAGE
Askitario Mikris Analipseos, Psarades
Abbey monastery and convent
Church with frescoes from the 15th century, hanging on top of the rocks in Aghios Achilleos.Read more
PANAGIA KOUBELIDIKI CHURCH
Plateia Panagias Koumbelidikis, Kastoria
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Small 11th-century church with frescoes dating from 1260-1280 (strange representation of the ...Read more
MONASTERY OF PANAGIA MAVRIOTISSA
Mavriotissis, Kastoria
Abbey monastery and convent
Monastery founded in the late 11th century. 13th-century frescoes in the catholicon and ...Read more
AGIOS NIKOLAOS KASNITZIS CHURCH
Pl. Omonias, Kastoria
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Preserves part of its original frescoes painted around 1170-1180. A precious testimony to ...Read more
MONASTERY TIMIOS PRODROMOS DE SERRES
Epar. Od. Serron, Serres
Abbey monastery and convent
Monastery founded in the 13th century but damaged several times. Small museum and beautiful ...Read more
AGIOS NIKOLAOS CHURCH IN KAVALA
Spetson 27-31, Kavala
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Ottoman mosque converted into a church. Exterior: recent mosaic of St. Paul's "vision" on his ...Read more
ANASTASIS CHURCH
Kontogeorgaki 1, Veria
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Dedicated to the Resurrection of Christ, this Byzantine church dating from 1315 retains much of ...Read more
MEDRESE MOSQUE
Mark. Botsari, Veria
Mosque to visit
Nineteenth-century mosque converted into a cultural center. Next door is the "tribune" where ...Read more
PANAGIA SUMELA SANCTUARY
Kastania, Veria
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
Orthodox shrine housing an icon from the prestigious Byzantine monastery of Sumela, Turkey. An ...Read more
PANAGIA DOVRA MONASTERY
Panagia Dovra, Veria
Abbey monastery and convent
Located 6 km northwest of Véria, this monastery houses a relic of St. Luke and a rich museum ...Read more
PALEA METROPOLIS CHURCH
Kentrikis 34, Veria
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Former Greek Orthodox cathedral converted into a mosque: minaret and beautiful frescoes ...Read more
AGIOS DIONYSIOS MONASTERY OF OLYMPUS
Diakladosi Agiou Dionysiou, Mont Olympe
Abbey monastery and convent
Monastery in the Enipeas Gorge, on the way to the peaks of Olympus. Founded in 1542, it is open ...Read more
SKITE AGIA ANNA
Vouleftiria, Mont Athos
Abbey monastery and convent
Founded in 1666, this large hermitage is part of the Megisti Lavra monastery, and enjoys ...Read more
XENOFONTOS MONASTERY
Moni Xenofontos, Mont Athos
Abbey monastery and convent
Founded around 998, it houses the largest church in Athos (1839) and another dating from the ...Read more
VATOPEDI MONASTERY
Vatopedi, Mont Athos
Abbey monastery and convent
Large monastery on the eastern coast of Athos, with precious Byzantine mosaics from the 11th, ...Read more
SIMONOPETRA MONASTERY
Simonopetra, Mont Athos
Abbey monastery and convent
Perched on a 330-metre-high cliff, the "Simon's Stone" monastery offers beautiful views of the ...Read more
AGIOS PANTELIMONOS MONASTERY IN ATHOS
Moni Agiou Panteleimonos, Mont Athos
Abbey monastery and convent
Russian monastery founded in the 11th century by monks from the Ukraine. Recent buildings ...Read more
MEGISTI LAVRA MONASTERY
Megisti Lavra, Mont Athos
Abbey monastery and convent
Athos' oldest, largest and most prestigious monastery, founded by Athanasius the Athonite in ...Read more
AGII ANARGYRI CHURCH IN KASTRORIA
Ag. Anargiron 23, Kastoria
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Three-aisled 10th-century church featuring 12th-century frescoes, in particular a beautiful ...Read more
HERMITAGE METAMORFOSIS TOU SOTIROS
Askitario Metamorfoseos tou Sotiros, Psarades
Abbey monastery and convent
A single nave church in Aghios Achilleos.Read more
AGIOS PANTELIMONOS CHURCH OF THESSALONICA
Pl. Agiou Panteleimona, Thessaloniki
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Elegant little church built around 1295. Few frescoes but beautiful walls, minaret base, ...Read more
AGIOS DIMITRIOS CHURCH OF PALATITSIA
Palatitsia, Vergina
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Sixteenth-century Greek Orthodox church built with stones from the Aigai palace and adorned ...Read more