Greece, Aegina Island_Church Tour
- Monday, July 09 2007 @ 03:55 PM JST
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Excavation from 2000 to 4000 BC
Next to the Temple of Apollo
Apollo Temple Ruins
Keeps you healthy if you touch
Silver box in the church
Monastery mural
Akios Nectarios Monastery
Temple of Aphaia
Temple of Aphaia
Infinite, human compassion.95% of Greeks are Greek Orthodox.
Its characteristic is that it prohibits the placement of a three-dimensional image of Christ, and an icon is drawn in the deepest part of the church.
Small churches are like village guardians and are of interest to non-religious travelers everywhere they visit.
There are 40 churches on the Island on the map alone.
I visited 34 churches every day for 2 hours and 3 days!
The small church on the side of the winding slope is newly painted with white paint and is well cleaned.
A 5-minute walk from the middle to the Banangirasu Church on the mountaintop, where enthusiastic Orthodox Christians pray.
I am in charge of management and cleaning.
The small little church is colorfully decorated with wild cyclamen pretty flowers are in bloom.
The Akios Nectarios Monastery (1961) on the hillside.
It is a large scale erected by Archbishop Nextarios at the end of the 20th century as a sacred proof of the healing of miracles in his lifetime.
The oldest is the ruins of the Temple of Apollo at the western end of the harbor.
Only one stone pillar is left, but in the museum next door excavated items from 4000 years ago are on display.
A statue of Heracles is also on display, but photography is prohibited.
With two cameras hanging, I was watched by the staff all the time.
The temple, which stands on a hill 12 km from Egina Town, was built 2500 years ago.
It is clear that it is a proof of the economic power of the Island at that time.
The Parthenon in Athens is marble, but the Temple of Aphaia is made of limestone and is said to be the best preserved in Greece.
Moreover, it is not well known that it was built 50 years earlier than the Parthenon.
History is engraved on each stone pillar, and it approaches the viewer with great power.
I have visited the charm twice.
(No admission with shorts and jeans).
Most of the monasteries are prohibited from shooting.
I feel the depth of faith in the appearance of angelic monks working in the hospital.
On the way back, we received rare prunes with honey and handmade sweets.
I remembered the pilgrimage of Shima-Shikoku.
A phrase that touches the inspiring and heartwarming people.
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