RENTINA - The "Queen" of AgrafaThe Agrafa, one of the most "wild" and "unyielding" regions of Greece, are shared between Karditsa and Evrytania. But they only have one "queen"! She is from Karditsa and her name is Rentina!Rentina is a historic, mountainous village located at an altitude of 900 meters and has around 250 permanent residents. In the summer, the population increases tenfold, flooding the 600 houses of the village, many of which are called "American" because they belong to immigrants.Of interest to visitors are the Museum of National Resistance, the Museum of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Art, and the infinitely beautiful church-"museum" of Agios Georgios. The church was built in 1662 and inside you will admire a ceiling - "arabesque", a single carved iconostasis in 1796, murals of the Cretan School, mother-of-pearl shrines, chandeliers from Constantinople, etc.Image In the chapel of Agios Serafim, which houses the Museum of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Art, you will see rare icons, among them a very rare depiction of the Holy Trinity.Opposite them is the Elementary School - A. Syggrou bequest - which houses the Museum of National Resistance, in the same place where the School of Reserve Officers of ELAS (Greek People's Liberation Army) operated.Image At a distance of 7 km from the village, in an idyllic location, stands one of the most important monasteries of Thessaly — the Monastery of Rentina (“Dormition of the Virgin Mary”) — which has been declared an archaeological site since 1967. According to tradition, it was founded in the 9th or 10th century, although no remains of the original structures have survived. Its historical significance for the region over the centuries, and especially during the Ottoman period, was multifaceted and profound. Today, the monastery is home to a small community of four nuns. It celebrates its feast twice a year, on August 15th and March 22nd.
