Location information

The Panagia Church

KOURNAS (Village) GEORGIOUPOLI
  The church of the Panagia is well-known for the ornate exterior decoration of its windows and doors. The church is over-shadowed by a large new church in the centre of the village.

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Byzantine church of Agia Irini

  The church of Agia Irini has remnants of wall paintings. The church is in the middle of the village on the north side below the road. There is a staircase from the road to the church.

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The Byzantine church of Agios Georgios

  The church of Agios Georgios is a three-aisled church with a narthex subdivided into three spaces. The church has supporting blind arches. Apparently it also had a fourth aisle in the past. There are also frescoes in Agios Georgios presently being restored. There are two unusal frescoes of huge hands holding scripture in the apses. The church is in the east end of the village.

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