Moni Megalou Spileou
MONH MErAAOY SI1HAAI0Y A steep path leads up from Zahlorou to the Moni Megalou Spileou (Monastery of the Great Cavern; admission free). The original monastery was destroyed in 1934 when gunpowder stored during the War of Independence exploded. The new monastery houses illuminated gospels and relics, and the miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary, which, like numerous icons in Greece, is said to have been painted by St Luke. It was supposedly discovered in the nearby cavern by St Theodore and St Simeon in 362. The 3km walk takes about an hour.
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