samos daily photo: MONASTERY OF VIRGIN MARY (Megali Panagia)

Monday, 9 May 2011

MONASTERY OF VIRGIN MARY (Megali Panagia)

It is located two kilometers Southeast of the village of Koumaradei and on the side of the road that leads to Miloi, in a very nice environment with an altitude of 225 meters. It has a lovely view of the plain of Chora, Pythagorio and the Asia Minor coast.
It was founded in 1586 the monks (and brothers as well) Neilos and Dionysios and it is dedicated to the Assumption. It has to show a very nice woodcut temple, some frescoes and a lot of holly ware

5 comments:

Anonymous9 May 2011 at 19:51
Oh ! quel vue, fantastique !
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Sylvia K9 May 2011 at 22:03
Beautiful place, lovely capture as always, Benikos! Hope you have a great week!

Sylvia
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progressive mum9 May 2011 at 22:29
What a beautiful shot! I love it!

I have My Mothering World to share, I hope to see you at my page! :)
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genie10 May 2011 at 02:39
What beautiful captures. The monastery looks to be in mint condition. Amazing architecture.The scenery is heavenly.
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Al10 May 2011 at 02:46
Stunning. It looks like my kind of place, although I wouldn't make a good monk.
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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/