Hosios Loukas, the monastery listed on UNESCO's World Heritage List, which was affected by fires in Central Greece, has reopened to pilgrims and visitors from Greece and abroad, according to the father superior of the Greek Orthodox monastery. All areas are now accessible to the public and have been cleaned of fire debris, except for a section in front of the partially destroyed building that housed the late superior Papa-Ioassaf. Although the roof is burnt, the building's four walls are in good condition and can be restored.
On Tuesday, the 10th-century monastery in Stiri of Boeotia received numerous visitors, including a delegation from the National Metsovian Polytechnic, which has established an earthquake registration system on the site. Unfortunately, the fire claimed the lives of olive and almond trees in the surrounding area, but the oak trees at the entrance of the monastery survived. The power has been restored, and a group of firefighters remains in the vicinity.
Hosios Loukas is part of a collection of Greek monasteries from the Byzantine era listed by UNESCO, together with the Monasteries of Daphni near Athens and Nea Moni on Chios island.
