Destination Kefalonia - Monasteries

Anatolikou Monastery

admin — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:46:53 +0000

Themata Monastery

admin — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:23:44 +0000

Saints' Fanentes Monastery

admin — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:33:52 +0000

At a 250 meters high hill that during the ancient years it was named Kiatis the remnants of the ancient monastery of Saints Fanentes are found. There is no specific information concerning the year the monastery was founded but it is known that during the 17th century it was renovated using constructing material from the remnants of ancient Acropolis of Sami.

Atros Monastery

admin — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 16:17:39 +0000

In a landscape of distinct beauty and at a 760 meters height you can find Kefalonia’s oldest monastery founded during the Byzantine era. Its name seems to come from the word “atrotos” which in Greek means invulnerable since due to its position it was protected by attacks from the pirates. In order to get there you will need to go through an ascending road framed by yews, arbutus and bushes. Even though the road is narrow at certain points it is quite well accessible by cars.