Prophet Elias Church - Prophet Elias Church

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Koufonisia 843 00, Greece

Postal code : 843
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Koufonisia 843 00, Greece
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Sophia Topali on Google

Πρόκειται για τα απομεινάρια μιας προγενέστερης Εκκλησία που βρισκόταν εκεί. Υπάρχει η εικόνα του Προφήτη Ηλία χαραγμένη σε πέτρα. Από τον λόφο αυτό φαίνεται η χώρα του νησιού αμφιθεατρικά, το κάτω Κουφονήσι, η Κέρος, η Αμοργός, το Γλαρονήσι και η Νάξος! Το ηλιοβασίλεμα από την πλευρά της Νάξου, καθώς και τα χρώματα εκείνης της ώρας είναι καταπληκτικά. Ενδείκνυται για ορειβασία!
These are the remnants of an earlier Church that was there. There is the image of Prophet Elias engraved on stone. From this hill you can see the country of the island amphitheatrically, Lower Koufonissi, Keros, Amorgos, Glaronissi and Naxos! The sunset on the Naxos side, as well as the colors of that time, are amazing. Suitable for mountaineering!
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Tomasz Zarod on Google

Bardzo ciekawa kapliczka z pięknym widokiem.
Very interesting chapel with a beautiful view.
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Γιάννης Παναγακόπουλος on Google

Ίσως είναι το μοναδικό αξιοθέατο του νησιού. Βρίσκεται περίπου είκοσι λεπτά με τα πόδια έξω από την χώρα. Οι κάτοικοι του νησιού μας είπαν πως είναι έτσι στην μορφή αυτή που είδαμε πάρα πολλά χρόνια και κάθε φορά που προσπαθούσαν να το αναστηλώσουν κάτι συνέβαινε και οι εργασίες σταματούσαν. Λες και ο προφήτης Ηλίας ήθελε να μείνει έτσι το εκκλησάκι για να αγναντεύει τη θάλασσα. Η θέα από το σημείο αυτό είναι μοναδική και θα σας ανταμείψει!!!!
It is perhaps the only attraction of the island. It is about a twenty minute walk out of the country. The inhabitants of the island told us that it is in this form that we saw for many years and every time they tried to restore it something happened and the work stopped. It is as if the prophet Elijah wanted the church to remain like this to gaze at the sea. The view from this point is unique and will reward you !!!!
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George Simos on Google

You can see everything from there!
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D.N. S on Google

The furthest point from an civilisation great sunset
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Steffen Ehrhardt on Google

Incredible view over the island!
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Dominik Platek on Google

Good place to see big part of island. Very nice walking trail.
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Matteo Giorgetti on Google

A small road leads up to this church above the village of Nikia on the crater's rim,.but also a steep footpath over concrete steps from the village itself goes up there. The whitewashed church dates from the year 2010 as it says on an inscription with the benefactors. It is in the typical Byzantine style of a cross-in-square church with a dome (here painted blue) and a porch in front. The material used is concrete and not stone as in older churches, which makes for an overly smooth surface. Inside there are frescoes and icons, often depicting Prophet Elias sitting in a cave on a mountain top, while a raven brings him a loaf of bread. The church alone is not really a reason to come up here, it is the views that are spectacular: all over the volcano with the Stephanos crater and over the attractive nearby village of Nikia. Across the volcano one has a good view of the island's highest peak (698m) with a small chapel, also dedicated to the Prophet Elias. The hike up there, starting at the Evangelistrias monastery, had been one of my best activities during a week on the island. Coming back to the new Prophet Elias church there is an ecclesiastical building nearby, a bit down from the crater's rim, also worthwhile to visit: the cave church of the Moni Theologou, dedicated to St.John the Evangelist and dating from the early 19th century.

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