Built in a picturesque location in the cove of a wide gulf, surrounded by low mountainsides with pine trees at the south side of the island, this monastery attracts all the visitors in Symi. He is the patron saint of Symi and of sailors; famous to all Aegean sailors from the antiquity since at that point there was a temple of Poseidon. The...
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This chapel is built on a small island that is connected with the coast through a narrow passage. The chapel is surrounded by walls and is built between two long buildings. The monastery of St. Filimonas is ten minutes away from here, a typical Aegean monastery among figs and vineyards. There are remarkable murals of the 18th century, pieces of...