Mega Spilaio
Mega Spilaio, formally the Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos, is a Greek Orthodox monastery in the municipality of Kalavryta, in the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: monastery in Peloponnese, Greece
- Also known as: “Megalo Spileo Monastery”, “Megaspílain”, “Megaspílaion”, “Moni Megalou Spilaiou”, and “Moní Megálou Spilaíou”
- Address: Καλάβρυτα, 25001
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kato Zachlorou and Doumena.
Kato Zachlorou
Village
Kato Zachlorou is a village and a community in eastern Achaea, Greece. It is built on a mountain slope on the left bank of the river Vouraikos, which forms a narrow gorge.
Doumena
Village
Photo: Enpatrais, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Doumena is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Mega Spilaio.
Vrachni
Village
Photo: Johnny.tifosi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vrachni is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Mega Spilaio.
Mega Spilaio
- Categories: monastery, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kalavryta, Achaea, West Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
38.08943° or 38° 5′ 22″ northLongitude
22.17523° or 22° 10′ 31″ eastPopulation
15Elevation
930 metres (3,051 feet)Open location code
8GC435QG+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
way 457660038OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodox
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Mega Spilaio” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Мега Спилео”
- Dutch: “Mega Spileo”
- French: “monastère de Méga Spílaion”
- French: “Monastère de Méga Spílaion”
- French: “Monastère Megalo Spileo”
- German: “Kloster Mega Spileo”
- German: “Mega Spiläon”
- German: “Mega Spileo”
- German: “Mega Spileon”
- German: “Megaspiläon”
- Greek: “Μέγα Σπήλαιο”
- Greek: “Μονή Μεγάλου Σπηλαίου”
- Japanese: “メガ・スピライオ修道院”
- Russian: “Большой пещерный Монастырь”
- Russian: “Мега Спилео”
- Russian: “Мега-Спилео”
- Serbian: “Манастир Мега Спилеон”
- Turkish: “İspilyo Manastırı”
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