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The ascetic community in Meteora started around the beginning of the 13th century.

The second largest church in the village of Pyrgi, of a unique exterior decoration with the traditional scarf technique.

Lesvos monastery architecture belongs mainly to the Genuate period, being an interesting local, eastern and western mixture.

The Holy Trinity Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the top of a rocky precipice over 400 meters high.

It is a mens' monastery on the top of a steep rock, one of the six still operating in the area of Meteora.

The church of Petra (Sweetkissing Madonna) is built on a rock in the center of the village of Petra, and it needs 114 steps to reach.

A men's monastery situated in the center of the island of Lesvos, founded during Byzantine years and operated until Ottoman occupation.

The Great Meteoron monastery is the largest, though in 2015 there were only 3 monks in residence.

Old sketes on a Meteora rock, with ladders that the monks have constructed with wood to create a communication grid.

The Monastery Agias Varvaras Roussanou was founded in the middle of the 16th century.

This small church, dedicated to Jesus Christ who was led to his torture, is located in Kato Poli of the old town of Monemvasia.

Panagia Paraportiani is a small picturesque church situated in Chora, the capital of Mykonos, in Kastro neighborhood.

The Monastery of St. Nicholas was built in the 16th century.

The Church of Agia Sofia lies on the upper city, at the edge of a steep cliff, with a breathtaking view over "The Rock" to Peloponnese.

Pontikonisi is a small islet near the island of Corfu, hosting the 11th-12th century Byzantine chapel of Pantokrator.

The Monastery of St. Stephen was built and decorated in the 16th century, and it was shelled by the Nazis during World War II.

The church of Agios Isidoros Pantoukios is north of Chios town, on the site where the 1st church of Chios was founded in the third century.

Agios Achillios is an islet in the Small Prespa lake, inhabited by 21 residents.

Nea Moni is a monastery of the 11th century, having been recognized as an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

It constitutes one the most important post-byzantine monuments of the 18th century, nested inside a full green forest.

It is the most important church of the islet of Small Prespa named Agios Achillios, the 2nd inhabited lake island in Greece.

It is the largest and most popular monastery of Thassos island, whose Saint is the island’s protector.

The Monastery of Saint Paraskevi is an abandoned monastery situated on the edge of Vikos Gorge, in the region of Zagori.

The Byzantine Agios Germanos church, one of the best experiences in Prespa Lakes, forms the nucleus of the Agios Germanos village.