RELIGIOUS SPACES
The legacy of Greek Orthodoxy was an integral part of national identity and is a huge attraction for many visitors.
The churches with their fine iconography, mosaics, wall paintings and rare icons, the imposing Cathedrals, the chapels, monasteries and outdoor places of pilgrimage are testimony to the close and long relationship between Greeks and religious worship.
At many points in this region, the visitor will come across many religious buildings and monuments to various dogmas and religions, which shine a light on the multicultural history of the region over the centuries.
Municipality of Kavala
The Holy Temple of the Holy Trinity and the Five Holy Martyrs, in which the Sacred Relics of Saints...
Learn moreThis is located on the River Zygaktis, west of ancient Philippi. According to Luke the Evangelist (Acts 6.11), who...
Learn moreNea Karvali in Kavala is a continuation of the old Cappadocian Karvali (Gelveri) and is a link in the...
Learn moreAt a distance of just 3 km from Kavala, following the Thessaloniki-Kavala National Road and at the exact point...
Learn moreIn 1864, the Greek Orthodox community of Kavala gained the right to build a district outside of the town...
Learn moreThe building of the church of Saint Nikolaos was erected in the mid-16th century and functioned as a mosque...
Learn moreThe church of the Assumption of the Virgin is located in the historic district of Panagia, within the walls...
Learn moreThis is the third oldest church in Kavala, after those of Timios Prodromos and the Dormition of the Virgin....
Learn moreThe history of this church, which stands imposingly at the top of a cliff, above Kavala, begins in 1928...
Learn moreThe Holy Cathedral of the Apostle Paul was founded to honour and praise the fact that in this town...
Learn moreThe church of Saint George in Kavala, in the area of the same name in the centre of the...
Learn moreThe Catholic Monastery of St Paul in Kavala, otherwise known as the Lazarist Monastery of St Vincent de Paul...
Learn moreMunicipality of Nestos
A women’s monastery, located in the mountainous region of the River Nestos.
Learn moreMunicipality of Pangaio
Built in AD 400, this is the oldest monastery in the region, and perhaps one of the oldest in...
Learn moreThe monastery, grand in size, follows the Old Calendar. It was built in 1955, on the ruins of the...
Learn moreThis women’s monastery was founded in 1979 and operates according to the Typikon (regulations) of the monasteries of Mount...
Learn moreThis women’s monastery was founded in 1978 and operates according to the Typikon (regulations) of Mount Athos.
Learn moreA women’s monastery which was initially a chapel of Saint Demetrius, piously maintained by a family of shepherds.
Learn moreThe chapel was built first in 1900, after which the cells were added, and since 1992 it has functioned...
Learn moreMunicipality of Thassos
Tradition holds that the Virgin herself, in the form of a woman dressed in black with a halo, appeared...
Learn moreThe monastery is located at the peak of Mt Ypsario, at an altitude of 770 m above the traditional...
Learn moreIn the year 1110, a small church was built on this spot, from inside of which holy water gushed...
Learn moreThe Athonite State, or else the Holy Mountain, occupies the third, most easterly and
magical peninsula of Halkidiki, the peninsula of Athos. It is the only place in Greece,
which is solely dedicated to prayer and the worship of god. For this reason, it is
known as the Holy Mountain.