GREECE PELOPONNESE LAKONIA MYSTRAS

Above: We now come to the gate of the Peribleptos monastery. Its catholicon (main church) is a domed, two-column, cross-in-square church with chapels, disproportionately elevated, and was erected before 1350. This jewel at the southern and lowest end of the site was my absolute favourite in Mystras.

Below: In the chapel, cut from the rock, that was the original catholicon of the monastery.

Above: Remarkable mosaics on the floor of the present catholicon. - Below: What makes the Peribleptos so outstanding are the wallpaintings of really exceptional quality. Made by various artists of the 14th century they cover all of the walls in the church.