One of the most visited sites on Aegina is the church of Agios Nektarios and the monastery of Agia Triada (The Holy Trinity) that is located on a higher level overlooking the…
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The Monastery of Agia Varvara Roussanou is one of the six active monasteries in Meteora and it is dedicated to Agia Varvara, who is commemorated by the Greek Orthodox Church on December…
One of the most visited sites on Aegina is the church of Agios Nektarios and the monastery of Agia Triada (The Holy Trinity) that is located on a higher level overlooking the…
The Monastery of Agios Georgios Epanosifis is located 31km south of Heraklion city, near the village of Metaxochori. It’s situated at an altitude of 480m and is one of the oldest and largest…
Sparkling white and built into a giant grey rock at a height of 300m, the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa in the Cycladic Amorgos island is the second oldest monastery in Greece. Initially…
The monastery of Agia Eirini Chrysovalantou is located in Lykovrisi, Attica. Set in peaceful surroundings, visitors can experience the monastic lifestyle here. Agia Eirini Chrysovalantou was the abbess of the monastery during…
The British Library has returned three rare historic documents that had been illegally removed from the Panagia Chrysopodaritissa Monastery in Achaia in 1979. According to the Greek Culture and Sports Ministry, the…
On December 5, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates Agios Savvas. Saint Savvas the Sanctified was born in the fifth century at Cappadocia of pious Christian parents, John and Sophia. His father was…
November 8 is the largest religious celebration on Symi island- the Feast day of the Monastery of Archangel Michael in Panormitis, which attracts visitors from all over Greece and the world. Panormitis…
At the village of Plataniotissa, 30km northwest of Kalavryta, at a beautiful green location, is one of the holiest and most unique pilgrimages of Greece, Panagia Plataniotissa (All Holy Virgin of the…
Popular Hollywood star Jonathan Jackson, visited Holy Mount Athos together with his 8-year-old-son on Tuesday, to offer one of his Emmy Awards, reports vimaorthodoxias.gr. During his five day visit, Jackson spent most…
Panagia Hozoviotissa on Amorgos island is one of the oldest and most important monasteries of the Aegean, built in 1027 on the foot of a giant steep rock and renovated 1088, built…
The miraculous monastery of Malevi or the Dormition of the Virgin is one of the most important monasteries in the Kynouria province. Built on Mount Parnon, it is known as the ‘Second…
Sometimes you can feel an immense inner peace just by looking at a picture. Before I visited Meteora I had seen many breathtaking images of this mythical place that made me feel…
Hozoviotissa on Amorgos island is one of the oldest and most important monasteries of the Aegean, built in 1027 on the foot of a giant steep rock and renovated 1088, built by…