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Timios Prodromos is the protector saint of Xanthi. The church is located in the Palia Poli and it is a three aisled basilica. The central aisle is dedicated to the Birth of Timios Prodromos, the north to the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the south to the neo-martyr Agios Georgios of Ioannina. According to the two engraved...
The monastery is situated in the northwest of Xanthi, in a forest at an altitude of about 150m. To date it is unknown when it was built. Its Katholikon is the most ancient monument in Xanthi and is dated around the end of the 9th century. The rhythm is a triconch Byzantine with a dome, and it seems like it has survived the earthquakes of 1829,...
It was built in 1861 and today it is situated in the Palia Poli. Its name is unique all over Greece, with the exception of a chapel on Scorpios island. The Akathistos Imnos church has been burned down twice; once in 1912 and once on New Year's Eve of 1991. From the first fire was saved the icon of Agios Eleftherios and from the second the icons...
It was built with the form it has today, in 1835. It is a three-aisled basilica with a narthex and women’s quarters. All the artefacts are donations. What draws the attention is the lack of murals in the inner sanctuary, where you only see the Altar and an icon of the Crucifix, work of Fotis Kontoglu. It is worth admiring the Sleeping Efthalia...
It is the oldest church of the town and it is a three-aisled basilica. The present building is said to have existed since 1800, since according to findings the previous building was burned down in 1700. The name Kavaki has remained since the Turkish occupancy, when the Muslim Turks forbade Christians to build bell towers. Therefore, the priest...
It was founded in 1972 as a women’s monastery and it is located in the northeast of the city of Xanthi. The Metropolitan Bishop of Xanthi of the time Adonios is considered the founder, and its owner is the Archimandrite Adonios Dalatsis. Nowadays, the Monastery of Agia Irini is an exemplary convent, which also does social work as under its roof...
The foundations of the Holy Monastery of Panagia Archaggeliotissa were put before the earthquakes of 1829. After the earthquakes and the collapse of big part of it, it was rebuilt in 1840 by the Metropolitan Bishop of Xanthi of the time, Efgenios. It is located at an altitude of 160m and has an exquisite view. Its katholikon is dedicated to the...
With its present form the monastery is considered to be chronologically the most recent, as the building around the church is dated at the beginning of the 20th century and the katholikon was built in 1965. It is located in the north of Xanthi, at an altitude of 170m. The name possibly comes from the icon which was found among reeds (kalamies)....
It is located at a magical location in the protected natural habitat of Vistonida Lake, in Porto Lagos. Visitors enter the monastery by walking on a wooden bridge. This is a sight for thousands of visitors who admire the surrounding nature. Aside from nature’s beauty, the church of Agios Nikolaos and the chapel of Padanassa (with the homonymous...
It was built in 1845 as it was also destroyed by the earthquakes of 1829. It is a three-aisled basilica, wide at the centre and narrow at the sides. According to an inscription, its bell tower was built a bit after the construction of the church, specifically in 1874. The women’s quarters have the shape of the letter Π of the Greek alphabet....
It was built in 1858. It is a three-aisled basilica with a newer narthex. The church houses and safe keeps the miraculous icon of Panagia Eleousa. The bell tower has the shape of an actual tower and was built during the years 1926-1927.
