Palaiokastritsa Monastery

This monastery, located on a hill above the beach at Palaiokastritsa, is dedicated to Mary and dates to the early 13th century. (The current buildings are 18th century.) The bay (shown in the Corfu's west coast post) is said to be a place where Odysseus set sail. I can even imagine Greek ships passing between the tall, large rocks just off shore.
Back to the monastery. The monastery is built on 2 levels. The 1st picture is of the entry gate with the icon of Mary above. The 2nd picture is looking across the upper courtyard to the bell tower. The 3rd picture is the monastery garden located right outside the monastery church which is shown in the 4th picture. Monks were reading while we there. Look closely to the far left side. The last 2 pictures are in the lower level which is formed by a series of stone arches. That's the 5th picture. Under each arch is a different icon, one of which is show in the last picture.Read more