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Agios Panteleimon Monastery (Tilos)
36° 26.9′ N · 27° 18.3′ E
The island's patron-saint monastery, first built in 1470, set in a green ravine of giant cypresses and plane trees on Mount Profitis Ilias, with cold springs and a famous pebble-mosaic courtyard.
Practical
15th-century Byzantine monastery with 13th-century frescoes and an 18th-century carved iconostasis (Sailing Issues); black-and-white pebble courtyard (Wikivoyage); fresh cold springs and an enormous loquat tree (Wikipedia). Its abbots kept the island's archives and represented the islanders from the 15th century until 1948 (Greek Wikipedia). A 40-minute hike from the Plaka anchorage (Sailing Issues), or by road.
Best for
A walk up from Plaka to the island's spiritual heart
Nearby
- Agios Panteleimon Festival (Tilos, July 27)Right here
- Plaka Bay Anchorage (Tilos)1.1 NM away
- Plaka Beach (Tilos)1.1 NM away
- Limenari Bay (Tilos)1.5 NM away
- Agios Antonios Harbour (Tilos)1.6 NM away
- Delfini Taverna (Agios Antonios, Tilos)1.6 NM away
- Megalo Chorio & Knights' Castle (Tilos)1.9 NM away
- To Kastro Taverna & Megalo Chorio Village Cafes (Tilos)1.9 NM away