The most important monastery of Mykonos and patron saint of the island, founded in 1542. Features a brilliant white facade with distinctive bell tower, gilded Baroque altarpiece by Florentine artists (1775). Small museum with Byzantine icons and ecclesiastical relics
Donations welcome. Modest dress required (shoulders and knees covered)
Morning visit, then explore Ano Mera village square with its traditional tavernas serving excellent local lamb
faq.subtitle Panagia Tourliani Monastery
It means 'Virgin Mary of Tourlos'. In 1767, an icon of Virgin Mary was found floating in the sea near the Tourlos region
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