Religious Tourism

In Agrafa there are many churches and monasteries that worth your visit. You will admire the murals, the holy pictures and the unique architecture. Some of the most significant monasteries of the area are:

Holy Monastery of Panagia Pelekiti
The Holy Monastery of Panagia Pelekiti is built on a sharp rock (1400m altitude) in the mountain Pindos, 1km away from the village Karytsa. It is considered as one of the rarest religious monuments of the 16^th century. Here, you can admire many significant heirlooms, such as holy gospels, manuscripts, cleric stuff and others. Don’t forget to notice the beautiful wooden chancel and the murals. The monastery celebrates every year on August 15.

Holy Monastery of Petra
The Holy Monastery of Petra is located 4km approximately away from the village Katafygi, on the way from katafygi to the settlement Agios Athanasios in Lampero. It is an impressive temple, made with stones and its murals from 1625 are successfully conserved. Near the chancel there are ruins of the 80 double-decked cells and of the underground store rooms, that were destroyed in 1968. A fraternal lives there today and they take care for its renovation.

Holy Monastery of Koroni
Holy Monastery of Koroni is near the village Mesenikolas. It was built by the Emperor Ioannis Komninos B, at the begging of the 12^th century, when the thaumaturgy picture of Panagia Koroni was found. In this Holy Monastery, in the middle of the 16^th century, Saint Serafim came to hermit, who became Primate of Fanari and Neoxori and suffered later horrible tortures from the Turks. He died on December 4,1601 in Fanari. It is still unknown what happened with his body, but he remains the protector of the Monastery.