Location information

Buildings of the Monastery

MONI TIMIOU PRODROMOU SERON (Monastery) SERRES
  In the middle of the courtyard stands the main church (Katholikon) built in 1854 and to its west stands the Phiale, a roofed open-air basin for holy water, serving liturgical purposes at the feast of Epiphany and every first day of the month. The main church is surrounded by the Nuns’ cells, the superior’s cell, the buildings of the Priest School and the Refectory. To the southwest of the courtyard and to the right of the main gate, stands the quadrangular Tower, dating from the second "proprietor’s" time. In 1876 the Tower was repaired and since then it has been transformed into a library. It was there that there used to be conserved 100 volumes of manuscripts, 1500 printed documents, 4 chrysobulls, 5 patriarchal sigillia and other pieces that were looted and carried of during the wars. Next to the Tower stand the ARCHONTARIKI (reception room), dating back to 1795, with internal murals of landscapes, cities, ports and other decorations.
This text (extract) is cited September 2003 from the Prefecture of Serres tourist pamphlet.

Forestal Research Centre

CHRYSSOPIGI (Settlement) SERRES
Chrisopigi is a wonderful resort of Serres with cool springs, marvelous climate and excellent freshness. That's why the settlement which is "hibernated" during the winter months, becomes a life of activity during the summer months with people from Serres moving to their county houses. The scout and school camps offer great hospitality to their little holiday-makers. In Chrisopigi there is a Forestal and Forestal seedbed Research Centre for the produce of coniferous trees in order to be used for artificial reforestation. There is also a remarkable animal breeding farm , where you can see roes, quails, pheasants, while the forestry area has been put in shape in such a way, so that if offers an ideal environment for those who visit Chrisopigi just for a pic-nic.

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