Monasteries

The Prefecture of Preveza has many remarkable monasteries that definitely worth a visit not only for religious purposes, but also for their historical, archeological and touristic interest.

Only two of them are currently inhabited: the Sacred Monastery of Profitis Ilias – Ag. Ioannis Prodromos in Flamboura and the Sacred Monastery of Agios Dimitrios in Zaloggo. 

  • The imposing Sacred Monastery of Profitis Ilias is the most recent one in Epirus, established in 1988 and is inhabited mainly by young monks. It has a courtyard and 4 churches. 
  • The Sacred Monastery of Agios Dimitrios is also relatively new (established in 1977). It’s located underneath the historic rock of Zaloggos and inhabited by nuns. This monastery has been declared as a historical preserved monument.
  • The extraordinary Byzantine monastery of Ag. Dimitrios Tourkopaloukos was built by Emperor Michail Β’ Doukas in 1242 and it’s located near the village Kypseli. 

The following have also been declared as historic preserved monuments

  • The Sacred Monastery of Agia Pelagia near Kastrosykia
  • The Sacred Monastery of Avassos in the location Laka Souliou
  • The Sacred Monastery of the Holy Trinity Lekatsa, which is surrounded by the beautiful homonymous forest

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