Churches of Menalon Trail
Churches of Menalon Trail
The chapel of Metamorfosis, near the Prodromos monastery
The churches that the hiker come across along the Menalon Trail belong to two large groups, the churches of the villages and the rural chapels.
The former are large, often three-aisled, basilicas, with conspicuous masonry and rich interior decoration: they are the poles of the small mountain communities and at the same time the symbols of the current prosperity of the village. The number of large churches in a settlement indicates the demographic and economic rigor of different social clusters - often large families - claiming their own parish.
Among the churches of some settlements, such as Dimitsana, one can find some Late Byzantine churches, of particular architectural interest.
The church of Panagia, the parish church of Magouliana
Rural chapels are either landmarks - like mountain beacons in the sea of ridges and ravines- or centers of old farming communities. Most are single-aisled, rectangular buildings, with a pitched roof and minimal interior decoration.
The church of Agii Apostoli in Lagadia
topoguide Greece
Menalon Trail topoguide
The digital field guide Menalon Trail topoguide is available for Android devices as an in-app purchase within the application topoguide Greece. Menalon Trail is a member of the Long Trails group.
The digital field guide Menalon Trail topoguide is also available for iOS (iPhone and iPad) devices as an in-app purchase within the application Topoguide Greece. There also, Menalon Trail is a member of the Long Trails group.
Menalon Trail topoguide offers active guidance along the trail, as well as an extented guidebook on the geography, the nature and the history of the area.