One of the most beautiful and serene places of all we saw was in my opinion the monastry of Käisariani, which was founded in the 11th century.
In 1458 when Sultan Mehmet II conquered Athens, this monastery was exempt from taxation, because the abbot had given the keys of the city to the sultan. This caused a period of great prosperity, which lasted till 1792, when the monastery lost all its privileges and fell into decay. The buildings were restored in 1956.
This was a wonderful place to stay , but we had to go on, for there is so much to see in Greece!
We thank Mrs Denise Nesbith who invented this meme . We arrived at K in the 16th round.
 | Restoration on the frescoes can only be done in a short time of the year, due to the short period of dry weather and the right temperature | ||
24 comments:
What a gorgeous place!
magnificent building, astounding icons! and the scenery...not bad either! Greece is so rich in its history. I wonder how things are since the collapse of their government in recent times.
Looks lovely. Hope to get there some day.
Absolutely stunning! I would love to see this myself someday.
Incredible. It must have been one epic trip.
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The gallery with the frescoes is amazing! Thanks for sharing:) Am glad your family is safe!
The monastery looks grand and beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
What a stunning place. Wonderful paintings!
I love the scenery and the feeling of peace that the pictures convey.
Beautiful building and location.
One could spend days there!
ROG, ABCW
Beautiful pictures :)
Leuk dat je geboren bent in Rotterdam. Ik ben in Rozenburg (tegenover Maassluis) geboren :)
Fijne dag vandaag
Hi Wil,
we are of like minds, as I too have written about a Greek Monastery but it's on the Isle of Cyprus.
I've read about The Kaisariani Monastery and it is truly stunning, and set at such a beautiful site.
You certainly must have had a memorable trip to Greece, I've enjoyed reading about it, thank you for sharing your memoirs with us...Isn't life with ABCW such fun? We have a lot to thank Denise and Roger for!
Best wishes,
Di, xx
ABCW team.
Very interesting!
Really like your Header photo, too.
That monastery is absolutely beautiful!
That indeed is a very beautiful and peaceful setting.
Inviting spot and very interesting♪
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Interesting structures and love the art work, I bet this must of been considered to grand at one time.
Schitterende foto's weer Wil.
Je kopfoto overigens ook!
Sommige landen hebben schitterende uitzichten hè?!
Groeten
What gorgeous artwork and stone structures! Beautiful place to visit indeed.
so much history, and beautiful architecture.
Hi Ann! Like last week I cannot find your blog. I want to thank you for your comment and can you show me how I can reach you?
Wil, ABCW Team.
wow what an absolute magical place. I am going this year for the first time to Greece although for a very short time. Greece is on my bucket list
Wow! What an incredibly beautiful place to visit! The frescoes are incredible.
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