Places of Petra

In a hilly location, to the northwest and a short distance of the city is the church of Kokkini Panagia (Red Madonna). The church is dedicated to Zoodochos Pigi (Life-giving fountain) and was built at the end of the 13th century in the type of a single-aisle, wooden-roofed basilica. The masonry of the temple is […]

The monastery is located an hour and a half walk from the village of Fourka and at an altitude of 1450m. Its tallest building is the abbot, which looks like a tower with a narrow and low entrance. On the west side of the monastery is the low spire whose bell dates from 1863, when […]

Within 2 km, west of Aidonochori and on a typical rocky and fortified location, is the Monastery of Taxiarches Gouras. The Monastery was built in its current location in the 16th century and has a wonderful view towards the confluence of the Aoos and Sarandaporos rivers, as well as the surrounding area. It was one […]

It is one of the two Muslim mosques that existed in the city of Konitsa and the only one that survives until today. It was built circa 1540 in an ideal location on the outskirts of the city, towards the Aoos river (Lakka district). Although there are no reliable testimonies, Sultan Suleiman I the Magnificent […]