Panagia Island

A beautiful little church, on a very small island just a stone’s throw from the center of Parga.

A beautiful little church, on a very small island just a stone’s throw from the center of Parga.

The Holy Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary Giromeri stands on the edge of a cliff, on the slope of Mount Farmakovouni and is one of the oldest monasteries in Epirus.

The monastery is located at the foot of the hill of Zalongos, northeast of the village Kamarina. It was the seat of the diocese of Kozili, founded after the decline of Nikopolis before 1020.

The Monastery of Agios Georgios is built in the village of Vourgareli of Tzoumerka and has been characterized as the Holy Lavra of Epirus.

The Monastery of Vellas or Holy Monastery of the Nativity of the Virgin Bellas, which was founded in the 11th century, is located in Epirus at a distance of 35 km NW. from Ioannina and 2.5 km N. from Kalpaki.