Cave of the Apocalypse, Patmos
Patmos, Kalymnos, South Aegean, Greece Christianity
The Cave of the Apocalypse lies between the port of Skala and Chora on Patmos and is one of Christianity’s most famous…
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Holy Trinity Monastery, Meteora
Meteora, Kalabaka, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece Christianity
Holy Trinity Monastery, or Agia Triada, is one of the principal Orthodox monasteries of Meteora, perched high on a sandstone pillar above…
Mount Athos
Mount Athos, Greece Christianity
Mount Athos is an autonomous monastic peninsula in northern Greece and one of the most important living centres of Eastern Orthodox monasticism.
Daphni Monastery
Dafni, West Athens, Attica, Greece Christianity
Daphni Monastery stands west of central Athens and is one of three Middle Byzantine monasteries jointly inscribed by UNESCO in 1990 with…
Monastery of Saint Nicholas Anapausas
Meteora, Kalabaka, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece Christianity
The Monastery of Saint Nicholas Anapausas is a compact rock-top monastery in the Meteora complex near Kalabaka, Thessaly.
Varlaam Monastery
Meteora, Kalabaka, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece Christianity
Varlaam Monastery is one of the six principal monasteries of Meteora, standing on a sandstone pillar above the Thessalian landscape near Kalabaka.
Monastery of Saint Stephen, Meteora
Meteora, Kalabaka, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece Christianity
The Monastery of Saint Stephen is one of the six principal monasteries of Meteora and today functions as an Orthodox convent.
Roussanou Monastery
Meteora, Kalabaka, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece Christianity
Roussanou Monastery is one of the six surviving visitor monasteries of Meteora, dramatically placed on a narrow sandstone pillar near Kalabaka in…
Idaean Cave
Psiloritis, Anogeia, Rethymno, Crete, Greece Ancient Greek Religion
The Idaean Cave, or Idaion Andron, lies high on Mount Psiloritis near Anogeia in Crete.
Great Meteoron Monastery
Meteora, Kalabaka, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece Christianity
Great Meteoron is the largest and historically pre-eminent monastery of Meteora, the Orthodox monastic landscape rising above the Thessalian plain near Kalabaka.
Sanctuary of Poseidon and Amphitrite at Kionia
Kionia, Tinos, South Aegean, Greece Ancient Greek Religion
The Sanctuary of Poseidon and Amphitrite at Kionia lies about three kilometres west of Chora on Tinos.
Sanctuary of Delian Apollo (Portara), Naxos
Palatia Islet, Naxos Chora, Naxos, South Aegean, Greece Ancient Greek Religion
The Sanctuary of Delian Apollo at Palatia, immediately beside Naxos Chora, is best known today for the Portara, the enormous marble doorway…