Tourliani Monastery

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Interior of the Monastery of Panagia Tourliani with various sacred images and altars.

Located in the center of Ano Mera, the island's other main settlement, this castle-like monastery (founded in 1537 but rebuilt in 1767) has a gorgeous domed church with an ornate, gilded iconostasis, and a small museum displaying vestments, historic documents and icons.

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