Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa

Καστοριά, Italy

The Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa (Greek: Παναγία Μαυριώτισσα) is a monastery that is built on the spot where troops of Byzantine military commander George Palaiologos encircled the attacking Normans in 1083. It is believed that the emperor Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081-1118) built the monastery th

ere to commemorate the event. Surrounding the region of the lake of Kastoria there are 72 churches and chapels, Mavriotissa being one of the earliest of them.

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Nearby

lago Orestiada lake · 1 km away
Kurşun Mosque mosque · 2 km away
Municipal Stadium of Kastoria stadium · 4 km away
Orestida attraction · 11 km away
Verno peak · 17 km away