Zante Monastery of Spiliotissa - Zakynthos Orthonies Greece

The 16th century Monastery of Our Lady 'Spileotissa' (of the cave), near the village of Orthonies. It is built close to a cave where a icon of Madonna was found.

The 16th century Monastery of Our Lady 'Spileotissa' (of the cave), near the village of Orthonies. It is built close to a cave where a icon of Madonna was found

North of the island in a small village of the outback, Orthonies, it is possible to visit the monastery of the Holy Mother of the cave (Spiliotissa) that was built in the XVI century.
This monastery looks like if it has been built at the edge of a gully and it is surrounded by greenness and the landscape is rich in vegetation.
In this moment is possible only to look at it externaly because the inside is not accessible.

Monasteries

• Monastery of SPILIOTISSA
• Monastery of ANAFONITRIA
• Monastery of ST IOANNIS PRODROMOS - BAPTIST
• Monastery of ST GEORGIOS - KRIMON
• Monastery of YPERAGATHOS - SINA
• Monastery of OF SKOPIOTISSA
• Monastery of VIRGIN DERMATOUSA
• Monastery of ST ANDREAS
• Monastery of ELEFTHEROTRIA

Churches

• The Church of ST MAVRA - Machairado
• The Church of FANEROMENI - Zante Town
• The Church of ST NIKOLAOS - Kiliomenos
• The Church of ST IOANNIS - Lithakia
• The Church of OUR LADY OF KERI - kERI
• The Church of ST DIONYSIOS - Zante Town
• The Church of ST NIKOLAOS - Zante Town
• The Church of OUR LADY OF ANGELS - Zante Town