MONASTERY OF PANAGIA MAVRIOTISSA

This monastery (Ιερά Μονή Παναγίας Μαυριωτίσσης/Iera Moni Panagias Mavriotissis) was founded in the late ^11th century by Emperor Alexis Comnene on the site of a battle won against the Normans in 1083. Dominated by a red bell tower, the catholicon features ^13th-century frescoes (including a portrait of Emperor Michael VIII Palaeologus). To the south, the Agios Ioannis Theologos chapel features ^16th-century frescoes. Good restaurant nearby.