Half-day Excursions The Monastery of Daphni is located in Chaidari, on the outskirts of Mount Egaleo, on the Athens-Lavrio highway, 11 km from the center of Athens, and is built on the site where the Temple of Apollo Daphnaios once stood. Its impressive architecture and the unique mosaic decoration of its church make it one…
Half-Day excursions The Kaisariani Monastery is a medieval church in Attica. It is located on Mount Hymettus, in the valley almost at the middle of its western slope. In the past, the area was forested and full of olive trees, and near the monastery, there was a spring with abundant cold water. This spring is…
Half-Day Excursions The Monastery of Saint Ephraim in Nea Makri, also known as the “Evangelismos of Theotokos,” is a women’s monastery located on the mountain of Amomos in Attica. It is situated in the area of Xylokeriza, east of Mount Pentelicus. The old monastery, which was destroyed and stood at the same site, was a…
Half-Day Excursions The Sanctuary of the Goddess Demeter and Her Daughter Persephone The Sanctuary of Eleusis was, for centuries, one of the most important religious centers of antiquity. In this area, the worship of the goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone developed, relating to agriculture, vegetation, fertility, and the regeneration of nature and life. The…