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Ayia Lavra
The monastery of Ayia Lavra (5 km from Kalavrita), is built at a point which commands a view of the whole Vouraikos river valley. Constructed in 961 AD it is considered to be a historical monument of Greece as it was the site where the call for "freedom or death" first rang out in 1821, commanding Greeks to defend their heritage and revolt against Turkish oppressors. The revolutionary banner was raised in the garden under the historic plane tree. The monastery church has a fine carved icon screen, frescoes damaged by fire and the icon of Ayia
Lavra. Apart from the revolutionary banner, the relics include a very old Gospel, a gift of Catherine the Great; gold crosses; reliquaries and a valuable collection of early Christian and ancient objects. On a hill opposite, a monument to the heroes of the Revolution of 1821 looks down over the monastery.
Phone: +30 2610 276143 Fax: +30 2610 623005
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The Monastery of Ayia Lavra
