Monastery Damandriou
Monastery Damandriou is a monastery in Lesbos, Lesvos, North Aegean Islands. Monastery Damandriou is situated nearby to Ιερό των Μυροφόρων, as well as near the church Άγιος Δημήτριος.- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Description: monastery in West Lesvos Municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Moni Koimisis tis Theotokou, Damandri”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Agios Georgios, Polichitos.
Church of Agios Georgios, Polichitos
Church
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Church of Agios Georgios, Polichitos is situated 3½ km west of Monastery Damandriou.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Polichnitos and Vrisa.
Polichnitos
Town
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Polichnitos is a town and a former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Lesbos, of which it is a municipal unit. Polichnitos is situated 3½ km west of Monastery Damandriou.
Vrisa
Village
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Vrisa is a village in the southern part of Lesbos island approximately 50 km from Mytilene. The village is named after one of the two girls Agamemnon took from Lesbos during the ten-year Trojan War. Vrisa is situated 5 km south of Monastery Damandriou.
Vatera
Village
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Vatera is an 8-kilometer long sandy beach in the southern part of Lesbos island. The name comes from βάτα, in reference to prickly bushes that blocked the old mule-drive access. Vatera is situated 7 km south of Monastery Damandriou.
Monastery Damandriou
- Category: religion
- Location: Lesbos, Lesvos, North Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
39.08422° or 39° 5′ 3″ northLongitude
26.2217° or 26° 13′ 18″ eastOpen location code
8GF836MC+MMOpenStreetMap ID
node 504308748OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q38282967
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In Other Languages
“Monastery Damandriou” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Μονή Κοίμησης της Θεοτόκου στο Δαμάνδρι”
- Greek: “Παναγίας Δαμανδρίου”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ιερό των Μυροφόρων and Άγιος Δημήτριος.
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