Kal Shalom Synagogue, Kos
Kos, South Aegean, Greece Judaism
Kal Shalom Synagogue in Kos Town is a restored Jewish religious and memory site associated with the island’s pre-war Jewish community.
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Tzistarakis Mosque
Monastiraki, Athens, Central Athens, Attica, Greece Islam
Tzistarakis Mosque stands at Monastiraki in the historic centre of Athens and is one of the city’s most recognizable surviving Ottoman religious…
Archaeological Site of Philippi
Philippi, Kavala, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece Christianity
The Archaeological Site of Philippi in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace preserves an ancient city that became a major landmark in the history…
Arkadi Monastery
Arkadi, Rethymno, Crete, Greece Christianity
Arkadi Monastery near Rethymno is one of Crete’s most important Orthodox monasteries and a national symbol of the island’s nineteenth-century struggle against…
Catacombs of Milos
Tripiti, Milos, South Aegean, Greece Christianity
The Catacombs of Milos, near ancient Melos and the village of Trypiti, form one of Greece’s most important surviving early Christian burial…
Monastirioton Synagogue, Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece Judaism
Monastirioton Synagogue in Thessaloniki is one of the most important surviving institutions of the city’s once vast Jewish community.
Kahal Shalom Synagogue, Rhodes
Rhodes, South Aegean, Greece Judaism
Kahal Shalom Synagogue stands in the former Jewish quarter of Rhodes Old Town and is the island’s surviving historic synagogue.
Vlatadon Monastery
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece Christianity
Vlatadon Monastery is a living Orthodox monastery in Thessaloniki’s Upper Town and one of the monuments included in the UNESCO World Heritage…
Pantanassa Monastery, Mystras
Mystras, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece Christianity
Pantanassa is a late Byzantine monastery church within the fortified city of Mystras near Sparta in Laconia.
Church of Saint Sophia, Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece Christianity
The Church of Saint Sophia stands in central Thessaloniki and is one of the key monuments in the city’s UNESCO-listed sequence of…
Rotunda of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece Christianity
The Rotunda of Thessaloniki is a monumental late Roman building whose long history includes major periods of Christian and Islamic religious use.
Monastery of Archangel Michael Panormitis
Panormitis, Symi, Rhodes, South Aegean, Greece Christianity
The Monastery of Archangel Michael Panormitis stands on the southern coast of Symi and is one of the best-known Orthodox pilgrimage centres…