Spilia Monastery

Clinging to a steep cliff at an altitude of approximately 900 meters in the Agrafa mountain range, in Eastern Argithea, the monastery of Panagia Spiliotissa (or Spilia) was an ideal refuge for the Greek chieftains during the revolution. Among them was Georgios Karaiskakis, who often used it as his headquarters.

The monastery has two churches. The smaller and older one is dedicated to the Dormition of the Virgin Mary and is of a cruciform style with a raised roof. The newer and larger one is the church of Zoodochos Pigi (of 1736), which is also the Katholikon of the Monastery. It is a three-aisled basilica with a dome in which you will see an elaborate and gilded wood-carved iconostasis of 1779. In the foundations of the monastery is the cave where, according to tradition, in 1064 AD, the founders of the monastery found the miraculous icon of Panagia Spiliotissa, after a revelation of the Virgin in their sleep. According to the same tradition, the icon was painted by the Evangelist Luke.

The Spilia Monastery has been designated a historical monument since 1967. It is located near the village of Koumpouriana Argithea, about 70 km from Karditsa.

Opening Hours

Summer period (1/6 - 30/9): 06:00 - 12:30 and 14:00 - 21:00
Winter period (1/10 - 31/5): 08:00 - 12:30 and 15:00 - 17:00 (Closed every Thursday)

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email: info@monispilias.gr