Sightseeing and Excursions Holy Monastery of Giromeri
Holy Monastery of Giromeri

sacred temple

The Monastery of Giromeri was founded in the beginning of the 14th century (between 1310 and 1320), at a time of prosperity of the Despotato (Kingdom) of Epirus. It constituted an important monastic centre and was in its prime in the middle of the 16th century, when it numbered approximately 300 monks.

 


Today, the Monastery belongs to the Holy Metropolis of Paramythia, Filiates and Giromeri and is run according to the regulations of the monastic way of a convent as far as both the monks' life and their rituals are concerned. Four monks lead their lives there and they receive guests - pilgrims daily from dawn to sunset. Its location is 8 kilometres from Filiates, 23km from Igoumenitsa and 75km from Ioannina.

 

For more info you can visit the monastery's official web site