The church “Panagia Katafigiotissa” is one of the most beautiful byzantine monuments of the region, built in cavity of a 40 meters high rock and it dates to 1722. The name of the church comes from “Katafigia” (which means Refuge), which is the name of the area the church is built. In that region people […]
One of the most important churches in the region, from an architectural and historical point of view is the Agios Georgios church in Zacholi. It is a rare, special religious monument with 17 domes and an impressive history. According to stories, the church was built in 1811 within 39 days after heroic efforts of the […]
On the central square of Xylokastro is located the historical church of Agios Vlasios. The church is religious symbol as to the architectural style and the painting. Agios Vlasios is the protector of the town. The history reveals that the church was built in the place of a smaller church that was ruined on 1907. […]
Panagia Faneromeni is in the western side of Xylokastro, in the refugee settlement of the area, and it was built in the shape of a Basilica. The ascetic priest Nikonas devoted his life in the building of the temple. The exact shape of the Early Christian churches was found in an old book of Anastasios […]
The Holy Cross Monastery is located at a distance of 20 km from Corinth near Mapsos village. Holy Cross Monastery of Mapsos was founded in 1989. It is a new monastery, or rather two monasteries, of Agios Nikolaos of the Mountain and of Holy Cross. Its founder is the hieromonk f. Nephon and his female […]
The monastery of Lady of the Rock is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is located in the Municipality of Nemea in Korinthia region and it is built on the eastern side of Mount Polyphagous. The significance of the monastery’s location had been realized early on, probably, due to the existence of […]
The historic monastery of Agios Georgios of Feneos is located in a dominant position over the artificial lake “Doxa”, northwest of the settlement of Ancient Feneos. According to a sign on both sides of the monastery’s entrance, it was built on 1693, although it had been founded since the 14th century. Originally it was built […]
Church of Agia Triada (Holy Trinity) in Vasiliko was built in the 13th century. The church has one aisle and a dome. The materials used for building the church were stones and marbles coming from ancient temples and buildings from the ancient theater in Vasiliko and from Ancient Sicyon in general. The church is part […]
The central church of Kiato, the Transfiguration of Our Savior Orthodox Church is of Byzantine style, with religious paintings by the distinguished icon painter Konstantinos Georgakopoulos. Its construction began on 11.28.1954 by Phaedon and ‘Ethel Kydoniatis designs and its inauguration took place on 11.11.1973. The great distance from the entrance to the east side of […]
Our Lady of the Rock is built under the shadow of a huge rock and gives the impression of being in Meteora. The church of the monastery is in a crevice of the rock and is always open for those who want to enjoy the great view to Ziria, especially on winter afternoons.
The sky’s scenery and the mysteries of the universe have enchanted mankind since ancient times. At Stephani our ancestors used to explain the reason for day and night, the ongoing seasons, the origin of the stars and other wondrous phenomena of our night sky, with myths, legends and folktales. But for the last four decades […]
Kryoneri Observatory (established in 1972) is located in the district of Corinth in the northern Peloponnese at the top of mount Kyllini, close to Kryoneri village. It is equipped with a 1.2 m Cassegrain reflector telescope manufactured and installed in 1975 by the British company Grubb Parsons Co., Newcastle. It is one of the largest […]
VSOP and AOC wines are produced by grapes, that grows in specific geographical limits, and by specific wine grape varieties.The amount of wine, that should be produced as a designation of origin, cannot be over several kilos per stremma. These restrictions exist in order to keep the quality of the product high, and also this […]
The Canyon of Agios Loukas and Kalithea, which is located in Xylokastro, is 2 km in length and 350 meters difference in area altitude level. It contains in total 26 technical descents – jumps. Among those only 5 are in the 1st section of the canyon, with the biggest being 7 meters. The other 21 […]
The Society for the Revival of the Nemean Games is a movement born from nearly 40 years of excavation by the University of California at Berkeley in the panhellenic Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea, Greece, and from the enthusiasm and dedication of local residents of Nemea who feel that they could make an important contribution […]
Transition Sports was the result of the evolution of our personal passion for sports into our desire to organize sports events for other athletes. Transition Sports has organized a variety of sports events including Duathlon & Triathlon National Championships in Greece in the past 11 years. Our effort to bring the concept of multisports to […]
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