Manastir Velika Lavra, prvi je u hijerarhiji među 20 svetogorskih manastira, nalazi se na jugoistočnom vrhu atonskog poluostrva. Njen osnivač je bio Sveti Atanasije Atonski iz Trabzona, utemeljivač kinovijskog svetogorskog monaštva, pa manastir Velika Lavra se smatra manastirski početak u Atosu (963 posle Hrista). Atanasije, učitelj u Carigradu, otišao je na Svetu Goru kao pustinjak 957. godine. Bio je … Read More
Travel Schedule for Santorini & Paros
1 st day: 19.00 Departure by ship from Piraeus to Santorini. 00.00 Arrival in Santorini & checking in at the hotel in Thira capital. 2 nd day Breakfast at the hotel. 11.00 Visit the Museum of Prehistoric Thera – Strolling the city center. 12.40 Taking the cable car to the small harbor, 250 stairs away from Thira. 13.10-14.30 Excursion with … Read More
Travel Schedule to Corfu and Paxi
1 st day 8.00 Departure from Thessaloniki. 12.30-16.00 Arrival to Ioannina. Boating to the islet of Pamvotis lake – Free time to Ioannina. Departure for Igoumenitsa. 18.00 On the ship to Corfu. 20.00 A first view of Corfu. Check in and inner at the hotel. 2 nd day 8.00 Breakfast 9.00-13.00 Touring the center: Capodistria Museum, Panagia Antivouniotissa church, Palace … Read More
Travel Schedule to the Peloponnese
1 st day 07.45 Departure from Athens to Diakofto. 11.15-12.00 Enjoying the stunning route by rack railway up from Diakofto to Kalavryta. 12.15-13.45 Visit the historic Hagia Lavra monastery. 14.00-15.15 Visit the monastery of the Great Cave. 15.30-17.00 Visit the “Sacred Place of the Sacrifice”. Free time in Kalavryta. 19.00 Arrival and evening walk in Tripolis. Visit the church of … Read More
Travel Schedule for Lesbos & Ayvalik
1 st day: 7.30 Departure from Thessaloniki (short break in Kavala) 11.30-13.00 Break and free time in Alexandroupolis 13.45 Kipi border crossing 16.00 Taking the ferryboat to traverse the Dardanelles. Short break. 20.00 After passing by the ancient Greek cities Lampsacus, Madytos and Troy, arrival at Ayvalik – Check in and dinner at the hotel. 2 nd day: 7.30-8.00 Breakfast … Read More
Five-day Travel to Samos, Patmos & Kalymnos
1 st day 10.00-11.20 Flight from Thessaloniki to Samos. 11.30-13.30 Visit the hospitable monastery of Megali Panagia. 14.00-17.00 Check in at the hotel – Free time for lunch in Vathy, the island capital. 18.00 Visit the Metropolitan bishop of Samos and the adjacent Ecclesiastical Museum. 2 nd day 9.00 Breakfast and departure. 9.30-13.30 Hiking the breathtaking waterfalls near Potami beach. … Read More
Monasteries Map with hotspots
Προβολή Monasteries σε χάρτη μεγαλύτερου μεγέθους
ALEXIOU DIMITRIOS
Art and antiquities conservation is devoted to the preservation of tangible remains of cultural and natural heritage. Therefore, any movable or immovable object can be subject of conservation, provided that an organized society considers that it must be preserved as a cultural asset of historical, artistic, aesthetic or religious value. The Charter of Venice indicatively states in Article 9 that: … Read More
Manastir Bogorodice Faneromeni Na Ostrvo Lefkada (Bogorodica koja se pojavila sama)
Na samo 3 km od Lefkada na jednom zelenilom obraslom brdu nalazi sa Sveti manastir Bogorodice Faneromeni koji vekovima predstavlja verski centar ostrva kao najstariji i najveći manastir. Manastir je posvećen Gospojini (Uspenije Presvete Bogorodice) koja je ujedno i zaštitnica ostrva i slavi se na ostrvu. Prema predanju na ovom mestu je nekada postojao hram Boginje Artemide. Kada je Apostol … Read More
Sveti Manastir Prevelis – Retimno (ostrvo Krit)
Istorijski Sveti Manastir Prevelis se nalazi južno od Retimno, zapadno od ušća Kurtalioti (“Velike Reke”). Jedan je od najpoznatijih i najcenjenijih manastira na Kritu, u jednom zelenom i gusto zasadjenom predelu. Obuhvata dva posebna manastira koji se nalaze na udaljenosti 1,7 km jedan od drugog, Donji Manastir Prodromu i Pozadi Manastir Teologu. Prvi kompleks na koji nailazi posetioc dolazeći iz … Read More