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Small, single-aisled church with barrel-vaulted roof, built in a cavity
of the rock. The sanctuary is decorated with wall paintings which can be dated
to the end of the 14th century. Some of the representations preserved are the
Virgin Vlachernitissa, the Melismos with the co-officiating bishops, and the Pentecost.
The vault of the sanctuary is covered with a representation of the Ascension of
Christ.
Restoration of the monument began in 1994 and is still in progress.
Το κείμενο παρατίθεται τον Σεπτέμβριο 2003 από την ακόλουθη ιστοσελίδα του Υπουργείου Πολιτισμού, η οποία περιλαμβάνει και φωτογραφίες.
The small lakeland vale of Prespes in Macedonia jealously conceals
its Byzantine treasures that have survived the centuries into our own day. The
massive ruins of the great triple-aisled basilica of Ayios Achilleios on the islet
named after him in Lake Small Prespa stand tall in a magnificent landscape.
The basilica was built in about 1000. The small church of Ayios Germanos,
an early 11th century building in the village of that name, still preserves the
second layer of its wall-paintings, executed in 1743. The rich tile decoration
of the exterior of the late 13th or early 14th century church of Ayios Nikolaos
near the village of Pyli is an astounding spectacle.
The hermitage of Panayia (Virgin) Eleousa, set in the mouth of a huge
cave on the banks of Lake Great Prespa, lies on the very frontier of the Greek
state. It is decorated with wall-paintings of 1410, works of primitive beauty.
There are other monuments besides these, with 15th and 16th century painting.
By kind permission of:Ekdotike Athenon
This text is cited Nov 2003 from the Macedonian Heritage URL below, which contains image.
The lakes and their importance
Lakes Megali
and Mikri Prespa
were once a single lake. Along the centuries, an isthmus was created with the
accumulation of sediment carried into the lake by the Agios Germanos stream. Now
days a channel located at Koula connects the two lakes. Allowing the waters from
Mikri Prespa to Megali Prespa. About 90% of the 47.4 km2 of the surface area of
Lake Mikri Prespa belongs to the Greek territory, while Megali Prespa 259.4 km2
is shared by Greece, Albania and FYROM's territories. Mikri Prespa is a relatively
shallow lake; with a mean depth of 4.1 m. Megali Prespa is deeper, with an average
depth of 18 m and maximum depth of 55 m.
The whole area belongs to the NATURA 2000 Network and Mikri Prespa
is also protected by the RAMSAR Convention, as one of the ten Greek Wetlands of
International Importance. This is so due to the exceptional biodiversity of the
lake related to one of its main biotopes, the wet meadows.
These are areas around the lake with low aquatic vegetation seasonally
inundated as the lake's water level fluctuates. Reed beds are very important plant
formations in this area, as they provide shelter and nesting sites and wintering
areas to a big number of species of birds, fish, mammals, reptiles, amphibians
and insects, many of them vulnerable or threatened in other parts of the world.
Prespa Park
On the occasion of the World Wetlands Day, 2nd February 2000, the
Prime Ministers of Greece, FYROM and Albania met in Agios Germanos and declared
the creation of the Prespa Park as a Tran boundary protected area. The target
to be achieved is the environmental protection and sustainable development protection
of the Prespa Lakes and their surroundings in the three neighboring countries.
After the declaration, a 10-membered Co-ordinations Committee was
established to promote cooperation among the competent from the government, the
Mayor and a representative of a non-governmental organization from each country
plus one observer from the Ramsar Bureau. Additionally, a Secretariat of the Prespa
Park, composed by the three participating NGO's, has been established to provide
technical support to the trilateral cooperation on an every day basis.
This text is cited September 2004 from the Municipality of Prespes URL below, which contains images
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