Greek island SKIATHOS: Abandoned ancient historic monastery #travel #greekislands

Greek island SKIATHOS: Abandoned ancient historic monastery #travel #greekislands

[Music] hello this is vic welcome to my channel and thank you for viewing my videos today i’m in the beautiful country of greece and i’m visiting one of the most spectacular of the greek islands in the aegean sea i’m in the island of scatos in this particular video we’re going to visit an abandoned 15th century monastery the monastery of kekriyah which is located in the northern side of the island in the middle of beautiful forests we’re going to admire the architecture of the ancient church and we’re going to go inside and view the beautiful murals this is vec let’s go for a walk this is the embankment monastery of here in the beautiful greek island of scathos let’s do it during my travels around the world i really love and enjoy to find old ancient abandoned historic places and this place that you see here is just one of them this is the monastery of kekriyah in the beautiful island of skatos in greece in the aegean sea built in the late 15th century it was abandoned a couple hundred years later [Applause] the greeks have done a good job reconstructing some of the rooms of the monks you see them right here we’re going to go inside and have a full view of this abandoned monastery it is very hard to get to i had to use a motorcycle and it took me over an hour to get here because of the condition of the road here’s the ancient church of the monastery let’s go to the courtyard here’s the courtyard if i turn around we will see that the government here has reconstructed some of the dorms of the monks consisting of beautiful stone walls on the other side there were dorms as well and they remain ruined so at its peak let’s say around 1600 this monastery housed probably about 20 people why was abandoned there are many theories one of them was that at the time greece was occupied by the ottoman turks and the monks were afraid for their safety but you can see the beautiful nature all around this is the northern side of scathos and the beautiful beach of kekri eye is somewhere down there about five kilometers away beautiful forests all around me now a lot of people come here they hike here the distance is two and a half kilometers from the main town of scathos you can see the sign here and a lot of people come here not because of the spring water or just of the spring water that you see there but the visit this beautiful 15th century church let’s go inside let’s check it out and here’s a view of the interior of this beautiful church this ancient church here in the mountains of scathos the iconostasis that you see here is made out of wood dark wood with a beautiful cross above it right there beautiful precious icons dating from the same time period but people come here in order to admire this right there the paintings and the murals dating around 1600 a.d they’re all over slowly disintegrating in the humidity look at that they’re everywhere you can see that throughout the year somebody has damaged the faces of the saints that happened during the turkish occupation quite frequently in greek churches but they couldn’t reach the dome so that remains relatively intact what an incredible place to come to only one time per year on august 15th the locals will come here with a priest for liturgy look at the detail on the wood the carvings of the wood look at that i am now behind the iconostasis and this is the altar you can imagine in the 17th century let’s say the monks praying here i’m performing mass and liturgy it’s very dark in here but the murals right up there are more intact there’s not as much light in here therefore they are better maintained wow and here’s the view of this spring natural spring here on the side of the church here’s the entrance here is the last view of this beautiful church it was such a pleasure getting to this place i enjoyed the ride riding the motorcycle through the forests here in sciatos in order to get here this is big thank you for joining me this was the abandoned monastery of cakrilla in skatos what a beautiful place bye bye

Greek island of Skiathos, abandoned monastery on Skithos island in Greece. Let’s travel to Greece and let’s visit the famous Greek island of Skiathos. We are going to walk to the abandoned monastery of Panagia Kehria which is built on a hill in the homonymous bay. It is located on the northwestern side of the island of Skiathos and about eight (8) km from Skiathos town. It was founded in the 16th century.
Panagia Kehria Monastery is a monastery with old murals and carved wooden iconostasis. It is surrounded by lush vegetation and a small courtyard where you can enjoy the beautiful views.
This monastery is surrounded by pines and olive trees that grow and increasingly surround this abandoned monastery, probably one of the reasons for which it inspires a suggestive charm. The most characteristic side, however, is the lantern of the dome that exudes light blue colors, giving beautiful shades to admire.
Inside the Monastery of Panagia Kehrias there are impressive frescoes and incredible building works! Although it is an isolated monastery, it is worth visiting due to its important relics that are being hosted and in order to enjoy the magnificent views.
Skiathos, a Greek island in the northwest Aegean Sea, is part of the Sporades archipelago. It’s best known for its beaches and buzzing, youth-driven nightlife scene.
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