Island Churches & Icons

The sacred Monastery of Myrtithia which bushfires in 2002 devastated the surrounding areas but amazingly the church survived.

Agia Despina at the northern end of the island overlooking Kavo malia and mainland Greece.

23rd of August Panayiriat Paliohora attended by villagers from Trifillianika, Melitianika, Potamos, and surrounding Villages.

Panayiri at Paliohora on the 23rd of August 2003.

The Archbishop and other priests at the panayiri at Agia Elessis on the 1st of August 2003.

The panayiri at Agia Elessis on the 1st of August 2003.

The alter inside the church of Agios Georgios.

The icons which are painted on the ceiling of Agia Elessis.

Agios Georgios situated over Avlemonas

The Holy Monastery af Agia Moni

Panayiri is held on the 1st of August each year.

The decaying lookout tower and church of Saint Barbara have a view to the monastery of St. George and a glimpse of the sea.

Church of Saint Peter on Saint Peter's Day 2003.

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The anual icon procession, Myrtithia 1954

This is one of several icons which was stored in the church of Agia Triatha in Mitata. While I was living there in the late 1980's I was visited by some professional art restorers from Germany, and they cleaned about a d...

This is one of several icons which was stored in the church of Agia Triatha in Mitata. While I was living there in the late 1980's I was visited by some professional art restorers from Germany, and they cleaned about a d...

This is one of several icons which was stored in the church of Agia Triatha in Mitata. While I was living there in the late 1980's I was visited by some professional art restorers from Germany, and they cleaned about a d...

This is one of several icons which was stored in the church of Agia Triatha in Mitata. While I was living there in the late 1980's I was visited by some professional art restorers from Germany, and they cleaned about a d...

This is one of several icons which was stored in the church of Agia Triatha in Mitata. While I was living there in the late 1980's I was visited by some professional art restorers from Germany, and they cleaned about a d...