Landmark· Serifos· Greece — Cyclades
Taxiarches Monastery (Serifos)
37° 11.5′ N · 24° 30.0′ E
A fortress monastery built in 1572 outside Galani, with a single entrance 4 m up the wall, gun-slits, and a wonder-working icon of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, patrons of the island.
Practical
e-serifos: the frescoes are attributed to Emmanouil Skordilis. The iconostasis is in the Cretan school, there is a carved double-headed eagle in the marble floor (1659), and the treasury includes a 1754 codex. Phone +30 22810 51027 for opening hours. From the Platis Gialos anchorage it is about a 40-minute hike south (SailingIssues). Dress modestly.
Best for
History walk from the Platis Gialos anchorage
Nearby
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