Holy Church of Saint Sophia in Ypati

The Church of Hagia Sophia stands on the eastern hill at the entrance to Ypati.It is a small single-aisled church with a narthex and a wooden roof covered with tiles. After the destruction of Ypati on 17 June 1944 by the German occupation forces, Hagia Sophia served for a time as the parish church, replacing Saint Nicholas, which had been burned in the attack. Between 1978 and 1995 it underwent systematic restoration and…

Holy Church of Saint Nicholas in Ypati

The Church of Saint Nicholas was the former Metropolitan Cathedral of Ypati. On the same site stood an Early Christian basilica, to which the mosaic floor fragments found near the south side of the church are attributed. During the Ottoman period, this location served as the cathedral of the Metropolis of Neai Patrai, the historical name of Ypati. Saint Nicholas, in its present form as a three‑aisled basilica, was built in…

Holy Church of Saint Nicholas in Larymna

The Byzantine church of Saint Nicholas is located near Larymna in Phthiotis. It was restored in 2007. It is believed to have been the katholikon (main church) of a monastery, whose other buildings have not survived. It is a triconch church with a tripartite sanctuary and a dome. Based on its morphological features, it has been dated to the 12th century. One such feature is its masonry, which combines small roughly‑dressed…

Holy Church of Saints Theodore of Livanates

The Church of Agioi Theodoroi stands on the seafront of Livanates. It is a single-aisled structure with a wooden, tiled roof. The roof continues at the same pitch to form a wooden portico on the south side. The masonry shows that an earlier Byzantine church once occupied the same location—dating to the 11th or 12th century and having roughly the same dimensions. In older photographs, the church appears plastered on the…

Ιερά Μονή Αγάθωνος

Η Ιερά Μονή Αγάθωνος είναι ένα ιστορικό μοναστήρι του 14ου–15ου αιώνα, χτισμένο στις πλαγιά του όρους Οίτη. Ιδρύθηκε από τον Όσιο Αγάθωνα και είναι αφιερωμένη στην Κοίμηση της Θεοτόκου. Η μονή αποτέλεσε σημαντικό καταφύγιο των αγωνιστών κατά την Επανάσταση του 1821 και σήμερα είναι πασίγνωστη για τη θαυματουργή εικόνα της Παναγίας, το άφθαρτο σκήνωμα του Αγίου Βησσαρίωνος του Αγαθωνίτου, καθώς και για το Μουσείο Φυσικής Ιστορίας Οίτης που φιλοξενεί στις εγκαταστάσεις της.