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Approximately 15 km after Ancient Epidaurus, at the end a dirt road about 10 km from the village Pelei, you can reach the Monastery of St. Dimitrius Myrrh, also known as Abbey Avgou, which belongs to the Byzantine antiquities of ...
Not far from the road that connects Ligourio and Kranidi, one can find the beautiful monastery built on the rocky slope of a mountain. Heading towards Trachia, you pass through the village of Pelei and you reach the end of ...
The picturesque church of Agia Kyriaki in Tolo is built on a beautiful spot on the hill. The distance from the center of Tolo is just 5 minutes. It has a magnificent view, literally breathtaking, of the bay of Tolo, ...
The holy temple St. Konstantin and St. Eleni is the central and largest church in Tolo. The parish operates every Sunday morning and for all celebrations of the Christian Orthodox church as well as weddings, baptisms and funerals. The temple was ...
The holy temple Ag.Nikolaos is the cemetery of Toloand it is located in Anapafseos Street. It is a small church that operates only in the name day of the patron saint as well as memorial services and other functions of ...
Four byzantine monuments of great archaeological value in Ligourio: Agios Ioannis Eleimonas (St. John the Charitable), Panagitsa (The Church of the Assumption of Mary), Saint John the Theologian, Agia Marina. The church of Agios Ioannis Eleimonas, a typical sample of the ...
On June 30, the Orthodox Church celebrates the synaxis of the twelve Apostles which were originally elected by the Lord. In Tolo the ceremony takes place in the picturesque church that is on the top of Koronisi Island. Believers are transferred ...
The chapel of Agios Ioannis Theologos: It stands next to the remains of the ruins of the castle. It is a Church of Byzantine art, which was built in 1710 AD, with relatively well-preserved frescoes. It is characterized for its ...
Built in 1702, it is the most important church of Nafplio. In 1831, Ioannis Kapodistrias was assassinated at the entrance of the church. Holes from bullets are still visible on the walls of the temple.
The Church of Agia Marina: Taking the road from Ligourio to Epidauros we find this Byzantine church, of the four-column, cruciform type, with dome.
It dates from the 14th century and is the oldest of the surviving churches. It was the first church that was given permission to perform orthodox liturgy since the invasion of the Turks.
A small but important church which dates since the time of the second Venetian occupation (1686-1715). When the Turks conquered the city in 1715, it was the only church in which Christians were allowed to worship God. The old city ...
The Church of Evangelistria: It is located at one of the highest elevation of Nafplio. Before the church was built in 1975, there was once a small monastery. South of the temple is a small chapel and a hall with ...
The church of Evangelistria: The relics of Saint Martyr ‘Leonidis’, the local patron, are piously kept there as well as his retinue, consisting of seven women symbolizing struggle and sacrifice in the name of God and Christianity. St. Leonidis is ...
It is located near Syntagma square and dates from the 15th century. Outside the temple, there is a monument at the very same spot where the Patron Saint of the city, Anastasios, was tortured by the Turks. St. Anastasios was ...