There are 11 monasteries on Kissavos, the “Mountain of the Cells” as the locals call it. The monasteries worth visiting are: the Ascetic of Agia Paraskevi in Omolio, the church of Agios Dimitrios in Stomio, the byzantine temple with the triple recess on the road to Platia Ammos, the byzantine monasteries in Kokkino Nero, the byzantine monastery...
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The impressive, awe inspiring, surrounded by rich natural beauty and of vital religious importance chapel of Agia Paraskevi in Tempi, is one of the most famous temples in Greece. It has been traditionally built in a rock on the foothills of mount Olympus. The chapel was constructed by OSE (National Railway Organization) at the same time with...
The church of the Virgin Mary of Armenio is located on the old national road connecting Volos with Larisa. The simple chapel that existed there 20 years ago has been turned into an impressive temple visited by thousands of people every year that come here to worship the religious icon of Virgin Mary, which was painted by Apostolos Lucas. This...
The Monastery of Timios Prodromos was built in 1550 by Agios Damianos the Myrichoviti. The current monastery was built in 1797 in place of the old monastery. Is located on Kissavos at an altitude of 1000 meters, in one of the most beautiful natural balconies of the mountain, 3.5 km west of the Anatoli village, with a lovely view across the...
The monastery of Panagia Ikonomiou, known as the Monastery of Agios Dimitrios, is located on the eastern side of the wooded Ossa between Stomio and Karitsa town.
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It is one of the most important monasteries of Agia. The church is a three-aisled church with a raised middle aisle, which retains externally the cloisonne masonry of the 13th century. The church was renovated in the 16th century and is full of paintings of 1639.
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