Religious Monuments

Lefkada has a large number of Byzantine Monuments of enormous historical and artistic value. They are churches and monasteries, which are scattered around the island and date back to 65 AD. until the 18th century. They are stone and tiled with impressive Baroque architectural elements and feature infinite charm, exquisite icons and impressive murals. They can easily be called small painting museums on the island. Some of them are:

The church of Agia Mavra, located inside the homonymous castle.

The temple of Pantokrator, which belongs to the descendants of the Valaoritis family and where there is also the tomb of the poet Aristotle Valaoritis, is located in the center of the market in the city of Lefkada.

The church of Agios Spiridonas, in the central square of the city.

The temple of St. Minas adjoining the temple of Pantocrator.

The church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary at Gyra, on a narrow strip of land that closes northwest of the Lefkada lagoon.

The church of Agios Nikolaos, in the center of the city.

Our Lady of Vlacherna, in the Eleonas.

The small church of Agios Ioannis Anjousis, almost on a rock at the edge of the beach of Gyra, where the coast rises.

The chapel of Pantokrator, 1 km northeast of Kavalos village, with its bell hanging from a huge oak in front of the church yard.

The temple of St. Spyridon, at Lazarata.

The church of Agios Nikolaos in Kavalos.

The Temple of the Taxiarches, in Spanochori.

The church of Our Lady of Episkopi, in Spanohori.

The church of Agios Stefanos, in Exanthia.

Agios Spyridonas and Agia Paraskevi in Karya

The chapel of Agios Donatos, above the village of Englouvi.

The chapel of Agia Kyriaki, on the bay of Vlychos opposite Nidri.

The church of Agios Charalambos, in the village of Vlicho.

Our Lady of Evangelistria at the entrance of the village of Neochori.

The 13th century Frankish Church of the Holy Apostles.

The Monastery of Faneromeni, on the green pine hill, west of the city.

The Monastery of Agios Nikolaos Niras, just before the lighthouse of Lefkata.

The Monastery of St. George, in the forest of Skara, shortly after Kolivata.

The Church of the Holy Fathers, on a rocky terrain, 5 km above Nikiana to Alexander, in a cave near the Skaron area.

The Monastery of Theotokos of Odigitria, near Apolpaina, in the olive grove.

The Monastery of St. John the Baptist, on the edge of the plain of Karia.

The Monastery of Asomatos Archangel Michael, just outside of Baukeri.

The historic monastery of the Red Church, Evangelistria, at Platystoma.

The Monastery of the Prophet Elias, in Spanohori.

The Monastery of Agios Ioannis, 5 km south of the village Vournika, in Rodaki, above the bay of Vassiliki.

The Monastery of St. George in Marantochori.

The Monastery of St. Kirikos in Athani.

The Monastery of Agios Nikolaos, approximately 3 kilometers east of Nikolos.

The small monastery of Agios Ioannis Prodromos, on the pebbly beach west of Meganissi.