Distance from the hotel: 111 km / 1 hour and 35 mins driving
The famous Monastery of Agia Lavra, which is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, is umbilically connected with the beginning of the revolution of 1821 and the swearing in of the first fighters and the Kalavryta revolutionaries. “Freedom or Death” is sworn in at the Beautiful Gate of the Church of the Holy Lavra and the glorious banner of the struggle is raised here to wave for centuries along with the echo of the historical dilemma. Here the Greek Church represents the nation, ensuring and embodying the uninterrupted historical continuity of Hellenism. Church and Nation will face looting, destruction and losses fighting for faith and homeland. Thus, the Monastery is not only a pan-Hellenic national-religious pilgrimage of the first magnitude but also one of the oldest monasteries of Hellenism.