Sacred Monastery of Agios Gerasimos of Kefalonia - Sacred Monastery of Agios Gerasimos of Kefalonia

Name: Sacred Monastery of Agios Gerasimos of Kefalonia - Sacred Monastery of Agios Gerasimos of Kefalonia
Address: Moni Agiou Gerasimou 281 00, Greece, 281, Greece

4.7/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

Contact Sacred Monastery of Agios Gerasimos of Kefalonia

Address :	Moni Agiou Gerasimou 281 00, Greece
Phone :	📞 +788
Postal code :	281
Website :	https://www.valsamata.gr/o-agios-gerasimos/
Categories :	Tourist attraction , Convent ,
Description :	16th-century church complex with a courtyard, gardens, monastery & tomb of the patron saint.

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K	Kostas Apples on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Magnificent view and pathsy! Beautiful trees and flowers... Definitely would visit again!
R	RALPH on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Worth to visit. Sacred monastery, where the body of Saint Gerasimos is kept. From the church stairs are leading down to the cave where the Saint was praying. There is a very narrow hole to get from one chamber to the second (you must crawl to get there). Pics attached.
A	Angela Shaw on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It was a beautiful building to visit but I couldn't get into the main church. Only a smaller side church was open. I visited when it was still very early in the season I suppose and only just out of Covid so maybe the nuns were taking precautions.
L	Lilia Petkova on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A must-see in Kefalonia. Saint Gerasimos is a great saint of God and his relics bring comfort and hope to the believers fir centuries. The church contains all of his relics and is built on the cave where he used to live and pray. The setting is beautiful and worth a visit in its own right.
S	Steve Hill on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Fabulous place, well worth a visit but don't forget to dress appropriately.
P	Paul Stross on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Very quiet and peaceful but somehow not as welcoming as it could be. The main church was locked up this visit. I think it would be easy and better if the monastery made a bit more of an effort to explain its purpose and place in history past, present and future. The cave is accessible from the lower church and is open. In the cave there is lots of graffiti on the walls which detracts from the experience somehow. It is very nice to have running water and toilets available if needed. I think there used to be ostriches here. I wonder what happened to them? We knew to dress modestly but the nuns were quick to chase down those who did not. It shuts for lunch.
J	Janine DELANEY on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It was amazing to see, I had to buy a book because the lady or nun didn't really want to speak to us. Shame and we didn't see as much as we could have. Beautiful though xx
N	Nicolehrm on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Drive past it a few times and looked if the church was open. Non of the time it is. There is no information provided when it’s open. I decided to walk around it. The little monastery is open. They will provide you a shawl for covering your knees and shoulders.