Church of Panagia | Pythio

The church of Panagia at Pythio is a three-aisled basilica with a wooden roof, built in 1638. The church used to function as a monastery and is decorated with lovely murals. It is unique in that it has the only cyclical bell tower in Greece.

Church of Agios Athanasios | Kalipefki

The small church of Agios Athanasios is built at the highest point of the village Kallipefki. It is overlooking the plateau of the drained lake Askourida on the one side and the dense woods of Κato Olympus on the other.

Church of Agios Dimitrios | Dion

Agios Dimitrios in Dion is a single-aisled church with an open portico on both sides, most probably built during the 16th century. In its western facade, murals created back in 1740 still survive.

Church of Agios Nikolaos | Tsaritsani

The church of Agios Nikolaos at Tsaritsani was built in the 16th century. Internally, the church is covered in rare murals. Particularly noteworthy is the ‘zodiac’P, the ‘time of year’, and the ‘root of Jesse’, a huge composition that is 5.5m long and includes ninety figures, amongst which twelve full-size wise men from Antiquity.

Church of Agia Solomoni | Litochoro

One of the important churches of Litochoro is the church of Agia Solomoni, as the locals call the church of Agios Nikolaos from Thessaly who lived on mountains as the inscription has it. The Byzantine single-spaced church with the wooden roof has 17th century wall-paintings.

Church of Agia Paraskevi | Kokkinopilos

The church of Agia Paraskevi in Kato Toka suburb in Kokkinopilos, built in 1732. It is a three-aisled basilica, and its characteristic feature is the trout – mermaid in its wood-carved screen that was crafted in Amouri in 1853 out of walnut wood. The church was burnt down by the Turks on 10 May 1821 […]