The Church of Profitis Ilias, a late-Byzantine architectural marvel, stands proudly in the upper town of Thessaloniki. Built on the Athonite triconch plan, it features a central nave flanked by two semicircular apses. This fourteenth-century structure, associated with the Nea Moni monastery, showcases exquisite banded brick-and-stone masonry and a towering central dome. Recognised as a … Read more
Santorini has hundreds of churches, from the famous blue domes of Oia to the Orthodox and Catholic cathedrals of Fira, the hilltop Profitis Ilias monastery and the ancient Panagia Episkopi. This guide covers the cathedrals, the blue-domed churches, the monasteries and the historic churches worth visiting. Churches are everywhere in the wider Santorini travel guide. … Read more
Tinos churches number around 750 chapels, churches and monasteries scattered across the island, both Orthodox and Catholic, earning it the name “the island of churches”. They range from the great pilgrimage shrine of Panagia Evangelistria to tiny whitewashed chapels on the hillsides. This guide covers the main religious sites, the historic monasteries and how to … Read more