Monastery of Atros

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Atros Monastery

Atros Monastery in Kefalonia island is the oldest monastery, according to the old testaments it dates back to 1264. In recent centuries the Monastery of Atros was primarily a monastery for monks, except from 1500s to 1600s, when it operated as a nunnery.

Monastery of Atros
  • Known as: Atros Monastery, Moni Iperagias Theotokou Atrou, Ιερά Μονή Υπεραγίας Θεοτόκου Άτρου
  • Location: Kefalonia southeast
  • Address: Cephalonia Poros 280 86, Greece
  • Coordinates and map: 38.159512, 20.751184
  • Access: 4,5 km dirt road (varied conditions)
  • Facilities: –
  • Entry fee: –
  • Opening hours: usually closed
  • Villages nearby: Poros

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