Churches Tour ithaca in Greece. Learn about the history of Ithaca through it's churches. Exoghi, stavros, kioni, kathara, vathy, frikes, platrithias, anoghi, perahori
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Tour the Churches of Ithaca
Danis Holiday Tours Vathy Ithaca Greece. Tel - +30 6945 525 035 Email - danisup@otenet.gr
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Many visitors to the island want more than a day at the beach. If you are interested in discovering Ithaca through it's church history and culture, then this Churches Tour will enlighten you and give you the opportunity to go deeper into the island while you discover places not on the tourist trail.

Religion on Ithaca

The number of churches and chapels scattered across the island are indicative of the islanders' dedication to religion and their ethno-cultural roots despite the successive waves of occupation by foreign conquerors.

Most of the churches are situated within the boundaries of Ithacas villages and towns. In certain villages, the older churches hold prominent positions in the town, such as Sotiras in Stavros, Ag. Marina in Exoghi and Panaghias in Anoghi.

The style of both newer and older churches is the basilica with a single aisle roof and usually a wooden arched ceiling.

Most have been built with local stone. Remarkable workmanship is evident in the icon screens, some icon screens have a Russian origin, such as Panaghia ton Eissodon in Exoghi. Ithacan churches are usually whitewashed, with the cupula in a sky blue or indigo colour.

On Ithaca, wherever you look you will see a church. Chapels on the hilltops, in ravines on capes by the sea. Some are accessed by road, others by path and some even by sea.

One of the best known chapels is that of Katharon Monastery on Mt. Niriton. It is believed to be dated back to 1696.

Ithacas Christian heritage has been illuminated by distinguished personalities such as St. Raphael and Ossios Papoulakis.
The Churches and Chapels of Ithaca
Dimitris Danis invites you to see another side of Ithaca through the rich history of churches around the island. This tour is open to anyone interested in Byzantine art, iconography and church history

Platrithias

Taxiarhes 11 th C, rebuilt after the 1953 earthquakes

Ag Nikolas stands on the small island of Marmakas

Exoghi

Ag Marina 19 th C rebuilt after the 1953 earthquakes

Ag. Thanasis at Melanydro above Homers' School

Evagelistria church built 1773at the foot of Exoghi village

Ag Gerasimos dated 1793

Anoghi

Koimisi tou Theokotou 15 th – 16 th c with very valuable frescos

Lefki

Ag. Anargiri dated 1819 on the outskirts of Lefki village toward Vathy

Kioni

Ag. Ioannis 18 th c Rebuilt 1953

Ag. Gerasimos in Argalio

Evagelistria 1833 in Rahi overlooking Kioni

Ag. Nikolas at Mavrona, below Rahi

Perahori

Ypapanti Tou Christou

Ag. Raphael 1980

Ag Dimitris with remarkable frescoes

Stavros

Sortiras 1927 in village square

Panaghia in Kalivia area

Ag. Varvara overlooking Stavros

Vathy

The Cathedral (Panaghia)1880

Vlahernon chapel 1740

Gardelaki (Kimisi tis Theokotoy) 1760

Taxiahes 1840 at Vounaki

Zoodohos Pigi 1900 at Kanelata

Sotiras 1668, rebuilt 1953 at Lazaretto isle
Mr. Danis would like to express his warmest thanks to Mr. Andreas Anagnostatos for the use of his book Analecta: Folklore History of Ithaca
There are many more churches and chapels to discover around the Odyssey Isle of Ithaca.

 

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