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Located on Mount Gerania, where the shrine of Hosios Patapios lay. The monastery was built in the 11th century. It is worth seeing the 3 full-length murals at the spot where the relics of the Hosios were found. The murals depict Hosios Patapios, Agia Hypomoni (Patience) and Hosios Nikonas. During your visit to the monastery of the nuns will...
The cathedral is dedicated to St. Paul, who conveyed the message of the Gospel in Korinthos, and wrote his famous letters to the citizens of Korinthos. During earthquakes in 1858 and 1928, the church was badly damaged, then rebuilt incorporating earthquake-resistant construction standards. It is a most impressive church of Byzantine...
The Monastery of Agios Georgios was moved to its present location during the Ottoman occupation, specifically the 14th century, because it was flooded by the waters of the lake. The new monastery was inaugurated in 1754. It features a courtyard, in the center of which is the Church of the Saint, in the basilica style with a dome. According to...
The most important of all the ‘Faneromeni’ monasteries in Greece, it is a cruciform church with a dome. At the entrance, you will see two columns with Ionic capitals. Inside, there are two layers of frescoes: the most recent post-Byzantine, 17th century, and the oldest dating from the 13th century. Near the monastery there is the fortress of...
Located in the ancient port of Lechaeon, built in 450 AD, it is the largest of its type in Greece. Probably rebuilt over the ancient temple of Poseidon, and dedicated to Leonidis and the seven virgins who were martyred for their faith.
The church of AgiosAndreas in Loutraki was built in 1345 by Emperor John VI Cantacuzenus, in memory of the persecution of St. Andreas by the Romans. Even today, visitors can discern its Byzantine features: its three-sectioned basilica, with its dome and tripartite sanctuary. According to testimonies of locals there used to exist hagiographies...
Agios Demetrios was built in 1697, with a wooden roof and women’s balcony. Famous for its frescoes, most moving the Peak of Humiliation, rendered in an expressionistic style with triangles shadowing the eyes of persons possessed by intense pain.
Stymfalia is home to the only monastery in the prefecture belonging to the Order of Cistercians (Monastery Zarakas). The church of the monastery was built on the ruins of the ancient temple of Artemis, using recycled materials from the ancient site. From the monastery survived the pillar at a height of height of 4 meters. The church is a...
Located on the hill Vesseza, near the village of Kryoneri, it is a well-preserved monastery with a cruciform church and an octagonal cupola. It has a mosaic floor, in the center of which there are five circles, symbolizing the Five Loaves of the Gospel. Additionally, you will find shrines with well preserved frescoes (Agia Triada, Panagia...
This is the cathedral of the village, built in 1837. It has an octagonal dome, and follows the Byzantine style. It is famous for its bell tower that was built in 1923 by Asia Minor refugee G. Sideris, and consists of 3 floors with a total height of 24 meters. It is made of limestone slabs joined together with cast lead.
The temple was built in 1811, in accordance with the proclamation of the Turkish commander, to be erected in at most 40 days. Built at great effort by the villagers, the Byzantine-style temple was completed in 39 days. It has 17 domes, one for each of the Apostles, four for the great Evangelists, and the central dome of the Pantokrator...
A church built in the 14th century, on the hill Polyfengous at Nemea. It is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. Of the surviving frescoes, those of the Nativity of the Virgin, St. George and the Presentation of Christ remain in good condition.
