Pantokrator

Mount Pantokrator

From Pantokrator looking east towards Albania. [

Mount Pantokrator (sometimes Pantocrator, Παντωκράτορ in Greek) is a mountain located in north-eastern Corfu. At 914m (approximately 3000ft) it is the highest mountain on the island.

At the summit the whole of Corfu can be seen, as well as Albania which lies a short distance from the island. On particularly clear days it is also possible to see Italy despite it being around 130km (80 miles) away.

To reach the peak there is a narrow road with a number of hairpin bends, at the top there is a café for tourists, a telecommunications station and a monastery.

The first monastery on the site was Angevin, built in 1347 but then destroyed sometime around 1537. The current church on the site dates from around 1689, and the current fascade was built during the 19th century. It is dedicated to the transfiguration of Christ.

References

  • www.agni.gr". Mount Pantokrator - the highest mountain on Corfu. URL accessed on August 29, 2005.
  • "www.corfuxenos.gr". Churches and Monasteries outside Corfu Town. URL accessed on August 29, 2005.
  • "www.corfulinastravel.com". Mount Pantokrator. URL accessed on August 29, 2005.

Links

A picture inside Mount Pantokrator Monastery

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