Mount Athos -commonly known as the Holy Mountain- is the spiritual capital of the Orthodox Christian and a UNESCO Heritage site
Mount Athos
Byzantine Museum of Halkidiki – Monastic complex of Nea Flogita
[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/12"][/vc_column][vc_column width="8/12"][vc_column_text]
Until 1924, it was a monastery dependency of the Russian monastery, later an annexe of the American Red Cross, while during the Nazi Occupation (1944) it was bombed by the Bulgarian conquerors. In 1999 the City Council of Moudania decided to grant the area to the 10th Ephorate for Byzantine Antiquities,...
Sofronios basilica
[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/12"][/vc_column][vc_column width="8/12"][vc_column_text]
The Basilica of Sophronios is the oldest early Christian church that was found in the region of Macedonia with specially styled marble statues (opussectile) and mosaics.
The church dates back to the first half of the 5th century AD and is a three-aisled basilica with a wooden roof with a...
Church of Saint Stephen (Aghios Stefanos)
Saint Stephen's church, according to an inscription marble plate embedded on the wall of its facade, was built in 1812 and honors the memory of St. Stephen.
- 1
- 2
