Monastery of Zygos

Zygou Monastery is a ruined medieval monastery on the peninsula, , in the territory of the municipality, region.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: monastery ruins in Greece
  • Also known as: “Fragokastro”, “Frangokastro”, and “Zygos Monastery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tower of Prosphorion and Metochi of Chourmitsa.

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is situated 2 km northwest of Monastery of Zygos.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1½ km east of Monastery of Zygos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ouranoupoli and Ammouliani.

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is a village of 825 people in . It is near and is mostly used as a jumping off point for there, or a place for women to stay, since they are not allowed in the monasteries.

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, also known as Amoliani, is an island in the Singitic Gulf in the regional unit of northern , about 120 km from .

Village
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is a village, which is situated 7 km west of Monastery of Zygos.

Monastery of Zygos

Latitude
40.31614° or 40° 18′ 58″ north
Longitude
24.00277° or 24° 0′ 10″ east
Open location code
8GG68283+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 133501422
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1523377
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Monastery of Zygos” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Зигу”
  • Finnish: “Zygóksen luostari”
  • French: “Monastère de Zygos”
  • German: “Frangokastro”
  • German: “Kloster Zygos”
  • German: “Kloster Zygou”
  • Greek: “Μονή Ζυγού”
  • Greek: “Φραγκόκαστρο”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Зигос”
  • Spanish: “Frangokastro”
  • Ukrainian: “Франгокастро”

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Highlights include Defensive Tower ruin and Trimi Beach.

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