Byzantine frescoes

Panagia Kera: Crete’s Byzantine Church of Frescoes Near Kritsa

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Panagia Kera: Crete's Byzantine Church of Frescoes Near Kritsa

Panagia Kera is a small Byzantine church standing among olive and cypress trees just outside the village of Kritsa, in the Lasithi district of eastern Crete near the town of Agios Nikolaos. The whitewashed, buttressed building holds the finest and most complete set of Byzantine wall paintings on the island, covering its interior with scenes … Read more

Thari Monastery, Rhodes

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Thari Monastery, Rhodes

Thari Monastery (Moni Thari) is a Byzantine monastery in the south-central interior of Rhodes, dedicated to the Archangel Michael (Taxiarchis Michael) and regarded as the oldest and one of the most important on the island, celebrated for its layered medieval frescoes and forest setting. Plan tickets and tours through My Greece Tours. For wider context … Read more