Single-family detached house Οδός χωρίς ονομασία, Αγ. Λαυρέντιος 373 00, Ελλάδα, Agios Lavrentios, Artemida

FOR SALE Two-storeyed OLD STONE-HOUSE WITHIN A PLOT 1.160 sq.m at AGIOS LAVRENTIOS (Pelion)

With a magnificent view to Pagasitikos gulf.

Several kilometers away from the coast line of the Pagasitikos Gulf, at the bottom of the ravine of Vrichonas, surrounded by the dense vegetation of the south side of the ravine, is located the beautiful historical village of Agios Lavrentios.

As it is obvious by the village’s name, the core of its development was the Monastery of Agios Lavrentios, founded there by Saint Lavrentios in 1378. At the same place, prior to this Monastery, there was another one of the 12th. century, built by Amalfitan monks. They belonged in the Order of Saint Benedict, from Amalfi of Italy, and they were paradoxically orthodox.

The first residents of the village Agios Lavrentios, as it was the case in many other Pelion villages, were people who came to work in the Monastery’s fields. It did not take long for a relative prosperity to be developed, since the cultivation of olives, grapevines and fruits proved to be very productive. In 1823, the Turkish set the village on fire and destroyed it, as a punishment for its participation in the revolution of the same year. The village manage to recover from the destruction, and it was developed both culturally and financially.

Agios Lavrentios is the place of birth of the monk Zisis Kamilakis or Zosimas Esfigmenitis, well-known for his rich spiritual activities, such as the publication of the journals "Fimi" (Fame) and "Prometheus" in Volos. Nowadays the village is considered to be one of the most beautiful of Pelion, and therefore in recent years tourism has been developed significantly. Every year takes place the Celebration of Cherry, during the 3rd weekend of June. The village is surrounded by twelve churches and chapels that can are open to visitors, among which the church of Agios Apostolos Neos that is an important religious place at the national level.

The road leading to the one of the most significant sights of the area, i.e. the Monastery of Agios Lavrentios, starts from the village’s entrance. One can discern from a great distance its purple dome of the beautiful church. Despite the fact that its walls have no religious paintings, its carved in wood gold-plated iconostasis and its icons are true masterpieces. The nuns will welcome you very friendly, offering traditional Greeks sweets.