samos daily photo: The entrance of the Holy Cross Monastery

Monday 20 December 2010

The entrance of the Holy Cross Monastery

It is located two kilometers Southeast of the village of Mavratzeoi next to the road and on altitude of 200 meters. In 1582, monk Neilos has founded a small church and in 1604 he and his brother Dionysios expanded it. There are frescoes, a magnificent woodcut temple and a lot of holly ware.

7 comments:

Agni20 December 2010 at 22:37
Looks great!!! Ag
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Sylvia K20 December 2010 at 22:47
Marvelous capture, as always! Such a lovely place! Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas!

Sylvia
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Jim20 December 2010 at 23:34
Brilliant doorway.
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Anonymous21 December 2010 at 02:57
Grandiose !
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Al21 December 2010 at 03:06
Nice shot. That definitely looks like there's some history behind it.
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Anonymous21 December 2010 at 06:56
Wow - that door is magnificent.
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Yoshi21 December 2010 at 16:01
Thanks for commenting on my entry. Your world is beautiful and great. It's always good to learn something new.
Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day.
Yoshi
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Some infos about Samos Island

Samos (Greek: Σάμος) is a Greek island in the North Aegean sea
A great portion of the island is covered with vineyards, from which the famus Samos wine is made.The capital city is Vathy. The most important plains are that of Pythagorio, in the southeast, Karlovasi in the northwest, and Marathokampos in the southwest. The Samian climate is typically Mediterranean, with mild rainy winters, and warm rainless summers.The largest mountain is the Ampelos massif, which occupies the center of the island and rises to 1,095 metres (3,590 ft). The island's highest point is the summit of the Kerkis range, at 1,434 metres (4,700 ft).
Famous Samians : Pythagoras ,Aristarchus of Samos,Polycrates
see also this link : http://www.samos.gr/