RENTINA - The "Queen" of Agrafa The 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.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.At a distance of 6 km from the village is the historic Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos ("Rentina Monastery"). A plethora of hiking trails start from the village, leading deep into the "heart" of Agrafa.
