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Megalon Taxiarchon church

ACHLADOCHORI (Village) SERRES
This church is a three-aisled basilica.

SIDIROKASTRO (Municipality) SERRES

Municipality of Sidirokastro WebPage
• http://www.sidirokastro.gr/eklisies.htm (10 img.)

St. Demetrius Church of Sidirokastro

SIDIROKASTRO (Town) SERRES

Soter chapel

Municipality of Sidirokastro WebPage
• http://www.sidirokastro.gr/eklisies.htm (1 img.)

Monastery of Timios Prodromos at Akritochori

AKRITOCHORI (Village) SERRES
Tel: +30 23230 71310
  The Timios Prodormos Hermitage was built in 1981 on the architectural model of Xenophontos Abbey of Athos, at a distance of 24 km from Sidirokastro and 50 km from Serres, at the upper side of the village Acritochori, at the foothill of Mount Kerkini (Belles).
  The Hermitage is built on the international walking path 54/6 and has a panoramic view over Lake Kerkini. It falls under the Holy Metropolis of Sidirokastro and today (1997) there live 40 Nuns, dealing with hagiography, sacerdotal needlecraft, traditional weaving and gold embroidered pieces. The feast day of the Monastery is on 29 August.
  The visit to the Hermitage of Timios Prodromos can be combined with a visit to the internationally known wetland of Lake Kerkini and to the endless natural beauties of the surroundings of the village A. Porroia.
This text (extract) is cited September 2003 from the Prefecture of Serres tourist pamphlet.

Monastery of Sts Stefanos & Chryssostomos

FEA PETRA (Village) SERRES

Agios Georgios church

MONASTIRAKI (Village) SERRES
This church is a domed-basilica.

Monastery of St. Kirykos & Ioulitis

SIDIROKASTRO (Town) SERRES
Tel: +30 23230 22395, 22993
  The holy Monastery of Saints Kirikos and Iouliti is built up on a hill, to the northeast of Sidirokastro. It was founded in 1968 by the most venerable Bishop of Sidirokastro, Ioannis, when he first arrived from Samos to the Holy Metropolis of Sidirokastro.
  It is a cenobitic Monastery that today (1997) houses 40 Nuns occupied with knitted goods, gold embroidered pieces and hagiography while at the same time they are exclusively responsible fro the care of the Orphanage for girls of Sidirokastro and the Nursing Home of the Holy Metropolis of Sidirokastro.
  The feast day of Monastery is on 15 July to commemorate the Saints Kirikos and Iouliti.
This text (extract) is cited September 2003 from the Prefecture of Serres tourist pamphlet.

Municipality of Sidirokastro WebPage
• http://www.sidirokastro.gr/eklisies.htm (1 img.)