Panagia Kounistra Monastery on Skiathos: The Island’s Protectress
The Panagia Kounistra monastery stands in the pine-covered hills of western Skiathos, above the Troulos junction. A monk found a swinging icon of the Virgin hanging in a tree on this ridge. That panel became the protectress of the whole island. The Greek verb kounao, to swing, gave the monastery its popular name Kounistra, while … Read more